Human Polyomaviruses in Children Undergoing Transplantation, United States, 2008–2010

Human Polyomaviruses in Children Undergoing Transplantation, United States, 2008–2010

Immunocompromised patients are at risk for disease caused by infection by some polyomaviruses. To define the prevalence of polyomaviruses in children undergoing transplantation, we collected samples from a longitudinal cohort and tested for the 9 known human polyomaviruses. All were detected; severa...

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Main Authors: Erica A. Siebrasse, Irma Bauer, Lori R. Holtz, Binh-minh Le, Sherry Lassa-Claxton, Charles Canter, Paul Hmiel, Shalini Shenoy, Stuart Sweet, Yumirle Turmelle, Ross Shepherd, David Wang
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Centers for Disease Control and Prevention 2012-10-01
Series:Emerging Infectious Diseases
Subjects:
transplant
polyomavirus
immunosuppression Polyomaviridae
virus
immunosuppression
Polyomaviridae
Online Access:https://wwwnc.cdc.gov/eid/article/18/10/12-0359_article

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