Merkel cell polyomavirus DNA in immunocompetent and immunocompromised patients with respiratory disease

Journal of Medical Virology

Volumn 83, Issue 12, 2011, Pages 2220-2224

  Abedi Kiasari, Bahman ^a,c   Vallely, Pamela J ^a   Klapper, Paul E ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MANCHESTER   (United Kingdom)

^b MANCHESTER ROYAL INFIRMARY   (United Kingdom)

^c RAZI VACCINE AND SERUM RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (Iran)

Author keywords

Co infection; Immunocompromised; Merkel cell polyomavirus; PCR; Respiratory infection

Indexed keywords

PROTEIN VP1; VIRUS DNA;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; BK VIRUS; CHILD; CONTROLLED STUDY; DISEASE ASSOCIATION; DISEASE SEVERITY; DNA SEQUENCE; FEMALE; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; IMMUNOCOMPETENCE; IMMUNOCOMPROMISED PATIENT; INFANT; JC VIRUS; LEUKEMIA; LOWER RESPIRATORY TRACT INFECTION; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MERKEL CELL; MERKEL CELL POLYOMA VIRUS; MIXED INFECTION; MULTIPLEX POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; NASOPHARYNGEAL ASPIRATION; NEWBORN; NUCLEOTIDE SEQUENCE; POLYOMA VIRUS; POLYOMAVIRUS INFECTION; PRESCHOOL CHILD; REAL TIME POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; RESPIRATORY TRACT DISEASE; SCHOOL CHILD; SEQUENCE HOMOLOGY; TRANSPLANTATION; UPPER RESPIRATORY TRACT INFECTION; VIRUS DETECTION; VIRUS ISOLATION; VIRUS LATENCY;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; CLUSTER ANALYSIS; COINFECTION; DNA, VIRAL; FEMALE; HUMANS; IMMUNOCOMPROMISED HOST; INFANT; INFANT, NEWBORN; MALE; MERKEL CELL POLYOMAVIRUS; MIDDLE AGED; NASOPHARYNX; PHYLOGENY; POLYOMAVIRUS INFECTIONS; PREVALENCE; REAL-TIME POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; RESPIRATORY TRACT INFECTIONS; SEQUENCE ANALYSIS, DNA; YOUNG ADULT;

POLYOMAVIRUS;

EID: 80054858615     PISSN: 01466615     EISSN: 10969071     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/jmv.22222     Document Type: Article

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