Prevalence and pathogenicity of WU and KI polyomaviruses in children, the Netherlands

Emerg Infect Dis. 2008 Nov;14(11):1787-9. doi: 10.3201/eid1411.080464.

Abstract

A longitudinal study in 2004 and 2005 detected polyomaviruses WU and KI in 44% and 17% of children with and without respiratory symptoms, respectively, in the Netherlands. In some children both viruses were detected for long periods. In several symptomatic children no other respiratory pathogen was detected.

Publication types

  • Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't

MeSH terms

  • Case-Control Studies
  • Child
  • Child, Preschool
  • DNA, Viral / analysis
  • Humans
  • Infant
  • Longitudinal Studies
  • Netherlands / epidemiology
  • Polymerase Chain Reaction
  • Polyomavirus / classification*
  • Polyomavirus / genetics
  • Polyomavirus / isolation & purification
  • Polyomavirus / pathogenicity*
  • Polyomavirus Infections / complications*
  • Polyomavirus Infections / virology
  • Prevalence
  • Respiratory Tract Infections / epidemiology*
  • Respiratory Tract Infections / virology*
  • Tumor Virus Infections / complications*
  • Tumor Virus Infections / virology
  • Virulence

Substances

  • DNA, Viral