Human polyomavirus JC presence in chronic inflammatory rheumatic diseases patients treated with anti-TNF-α: Evaluation of JC viral loads in urine and plasma samples

Joint Bone Spine. 2015 Oct;82(5):375-6. doi: 10.1016/j.jbspin.2014.12.010. Epub 2015 Feb 9.

¹ Department of Public Health and Infectious Diseases, Institute Pasteur, Cenci-Bolognetti Foundation, Sapienza University of Rome, P.le Aldo Moro, 5, 00185 Rome, Italy; Department of Neuroscience, Temple University School of Medicine, Philadelphia, USA.
² Department of the Science of Agriculture, Food and Environment (SAFE), University of Foggia, Italy.
³ Department of Public Health and Infectious Diseases, "Sapienza" University of Rome, Italy.
⁴ Department of Internal Medicine and Medical Disciplines, Rheumatology, "Sapienza" University of Rome, Italy.
⁵ Department of Experimental and Clinical Sciences, "G. D'Annunzio" University of Chieti, Italy.
⁶ Department of Biomedical, Surgical and Dental Sciences, University of Milan, Italy.
⁷ Department of Public Health and Infectious Diseases, "Sapienza" University of Rome, Italy; Sbarro Institute for Cancer Research and Molecular Medicine, Center for Biotechnology, College of Science and Technology, Temple University, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA. Electronic address: valeria.pietropaolo@uniroma1.it.

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Keywords: Anti-TNF-α; Chronic inflammatory rheumatic diseases; JC viremia.; JC viruria.

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