Merkel cell polyomavirus DNA in respiratory specimens from children and adults

Emerging Infectious Diseases

Volumn 15, Issue 3, 2009, Pages 492-494

  Bialasiewicz, Seweryn ^a,b,d   Lambert, Stephen B ^a,b   Whiley, David M ^a,b   Nissen, Michael D ^a,b,c   Sloots, Theo P ^a,b,c  

^a Sir Albert Sakzewski Virus Research Centre   (Australia)

^b UNIVERSITY OF QUEENSLAND   (Australia)

^c Pathology Queensland   (Australia)

^d ROYAL CHILDREN'S HOSPITAL   (Australia)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CAPSID PROTEIN; VIRUS DNA; VIRUS T ANTIGEN;

ADULT; AMINO ACID SEQUENCE; ARTICLE; AUSTRALIA; CHILD; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; GENE AMPLIFICATION; HUMAN; INFANT; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MERKEL CELL; MERKEL CELL TUMOR; NUCLEOTIDE SEQUENCE; POLYOMA VIRUS; PRESCHOOL CHILD; REAL TIME POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; SCHOOL CHILD;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; ANTIGENS, VIRAL, TUMOR; CAPSID PROTEINS; CARCINOMA, MERKEL CELL; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; DNA, VIRAL; FEMALE; HUMANS; INFANT; INFANT, NEWBORN; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; POLYOMAVIRUS; POLYOMAVIRUS INFECTIONS; QUEENSLAND; RESPIRATORY SYSTEM; RESPIRATORY TRACT INFECTIONS; SEQUENCE ANALYSIS, DNA; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 63849175315     PISSN: 10806040     EISSN: 10806059     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3201/eid1503.081067     Document Type: Article

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