Prevalence and Pathogenicity of WU and KI Polyomaviruses in Children, the Netherlands

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.

Verfasser: Marieke M. van der Zalm
John W. A. Rossen
Bart E. van Ewijk
Berry Wilbrink
Petra C.H.M. van Esch
Tom F.W. Wolfs
Cornelis K. van der Ent
Dokumenttyp: Artikel
Erscheinungsdatum: 2008
Reihe/Periodikum: Emerging Infectious Diseases, Vol 14, Iss 11, Pp 1787-1789 (2008)
Verlag/Hrsg.: Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
Schlagwörter: respiratory tract infections / viruses / child / preschool / dispatch / the Netherlands / Medicine / R / Infectious and parasitic diseases / RC109-216
Sprache: Englisch
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Link(s) : https://doi.org/10.3201/eid1411.080464