Trichodysplasia Spinulosa Polyomavirus in Respiratory Tract of Immunocompromised Child

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• Alternative Title:
  Emerg Infect Dis
• Personal Author:
  Bagasi, Arwa A. ; Khandaker, Tasneem ; Clark, Gemma ; Akagha, Terry ; Ball, Jonathan K. ; Irving, William L. ; McClure, C. Patrick
• Description:
  Trichodysplasia spinulosa polyomavirus causes trichodysplasia spinulosa, a skin infection, in immunocompromised persons, but the virus is rarely detected in respiratory samples. Using PCR, we detected persistent virus in respiratory and skin samples from an immunocompromised boy with respiratory signs but no characteristic skin spicules. This virus may play a role in respiratory illness.
• Subjects:
  Child, Preschool Diagnosis, Differential Humans Immunocompromised Host Male Polyomavirus Polyomavirus Infections Precursor Cell Lymphoblastic Leukemia-Lymphoma Respiratory Tract Infections
• Source:
  Emerg Infect Dis. 24(9):1744-1746.
• Pubmed ID:
  30124403
• Pubmed Central ID:
  PMC6106430
• Document Type:
  Journal Article
• Place as Subject:
  England
• Volume:
  24
• Issue:
  9
• Collection(s):
  Emerging Infectious Diseases
• Main Document Checksum:
  urn:sha256:3a57e8d828302c36e7dc12113bb7ae092aec171d75fa5c86a66b9a5d55d387ee
• Download URL:
  https://stacks.cdc.gov/view/cdc/58631/cdc_58631_DS1.pdf
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