JC virus/human immunodeficiency virus 1 co-infection in the Brazilian Amazonian region

JC virus (JCV) is a member of the Polyomaviridae family and is associated to a severe disease known as progressive multifocal leukoencephalopathy, PML, which is gradually increasing in incidence as an opportunistic infection among AIDS patients. The present study aimed to investigate the occurrence...

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Main Authors: Izaura Maria Vieira Cayres-Vallinoto, Antonio Carlos Rosário Vallinoto, Giselle Priscila dos Anjos Pena, Vânia Nakauth Azevedo, Luiz Fernando Almeida Machado, Marluísa de Oliveira Guimarães Ishak, Ricardo Ishak
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Elsevier 2016-07-01
Series:Brazilian Journal of Infectious Diseases
Online Access:http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S1413867016300848