Simian virus 40 sequences in an AIDS patient with a cerebral lesion: a case report

Fernanda Martini; Rosario Cultrera; Carlo Contini; Mauro Tognon

doi:10.1080/00365540500372911

Simian virus 40 sequences in an AIDS patient with a cerebral lesion: a case report

Scand J Infect Dis. 2006;38(8):731-3. doi: 10.1080/00365540500372911.

Authors

Fernanda Martini¹, Rosario Cultrera, Carlo Contini, Mauro Tognon

Affiliation

¹ Department of Morphology and Embryology, University of Ferrara, Ferrara, Italy.

PMID: 16857629
DOI: 10.1080/00365540500372911

Abstract

Simian virus 40 (SV40) DNA sequences were found, by PCR analysis followed by filter hybridization, in the cerebrospinal fluid of a 29-y-old male affected by AIDS with an undefined cerebral lesion. This case illustrates the need to consider the SV40 polyomavirus among viral agents potentially responsible of encephalitis and neurological disorders in AIDS patients.

Publication types

Case Reports
Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't

MeSH terms

Acquired Immunodeficiency Syndrome / cerebrospinal fluid*
Acquired Immunodeficiency Syndrome / virology
Adult
Brain Abscess / cerebrospinal fluid*
Brain Abscess / virology
DNA, Viral / cerebrospinal fluid
DNA, Viral / genetics
HIV*
Humans
Male
Polymerase Chain Reaction / methods
Simian virus 40 / genetics*
Simian virus 40 / isolation & purification

Substances

DNA, Viral