Merkel cell polyomavirus infection occurs during early childhood and is transmitted between siblings

Journal of Clinical Virology

Volumn 58, Issue 1, 2013, Pages 288-291

  Martel Jantin, Claire ^a,b,c   Pedergnana, Vincent ^c,d   Nicol, JérÔme T J ^e,f   Leblond, Valérie ^e,f   Trégouët, David Alexandre ^d   Tortevoye, Patricia ^a,b   Plancoulaine, Sabine ^a,b,c,d   Coursaget, Pierre ^e,f   Touzé, Antoine ^e,f   Abel, Laurent ^c,d,g   Gessain, Antoine ^a,b  

^a INSTITUT PASTEUR   (France)

^b Institut Pasteur   (France)

^c UNIVERSITÉ PARIS DESCARTES   (France)

^d INSERM   (France)

^e UNIVERSITÉ DE TOURS   (France)

^f UR1282   (France)

^g ROCKEFELLER UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Correlation; Familial study; Merkel cell polyomavirus; Primary infection; Transmission mode

Indexed keywords

MATERNAL ANTIBODY;

AGE DISTRIBUTION; ARTICLE; CAMEROON; CHILD; CHILDHOOD DISEASE; FATHER CHILD RELATION; FEMALE; HUMAN; INFANT; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MERKEL CELL POLYOMAVIRUS; MERKEL CELL TUMOR; MOTHER CHILD RELATION; PRESCHOOL CHILD; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SALIVA; SEROPREVALENCE; SIBLING; SKIN; VIRUS TRANSMISSION;

EID: 84881549051     PISSN: 13866532     EISSN: 18735967     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jcv.2013.06.004     Document Type: Article

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