WU Polyomavirus in Patients Infected with HIV or Hepatitis C Virus, Connecticut, USA, 2007

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• Alternative Title:
  Emerg Infect Dis
• Personal Author:
  Miller, Michael A. ; Weibel, Carla ; Ferguson, David ; Landry, Marie L. ; Kahn, Jeffrey S.
• Description:
  WU polyomavirus (WUPyV) was detected in 10 (8.3%) of 121 HIV-positive plasma specimens, 0 (0%) of 120 HIV-negative serum specimens, and 2 (2.5%) of 79 hepatitis C virus (HCV)-positive serum specimens. KI polyomavirus was not detected in HIV-positive plasma or HCV-positive serum specimens. HIV-infected persons may be susceptible to systemic WUPyV infection.
• Subjects:
  • Dispatch
  • Genetic Predisposition to Disease
  • HIV Infections
  • HIV Seronegativity
  • HIV Seropositivity
  • Hepacivirus
  • Hepatitis B virus
  • Hepatitis C
  • Humans
  • Polyomavirus Infections
  More +
• Source:
  Emerg Infect Dis. 15(7):1095-1097.
• Document Type:
  Journal Article
• Place as Subject:
  Connecticut
• Location:
  North America
• Volume:
  15
• Issue:
  7
• Download URL:
  https://stacks.cdc.gov/view/cdc/17526/cdc_17526_DS1.pdf
• File Type:
  [PDF - 435.35 KB]
• Collection(s):
  Emerging Infectious Diseases
• Main Document Checksum:
  urn:sha256:39f51894fc74ea69b91229b44c285b705a992e30753e5b2e87e9ed7ee32590fd