KI and WU Polyomavirus detection in tonsils of immunocompetent patients

The Polyomaviruses KI and WU have been identified in 2007 in nasopharyngeal aspirates of patients with acute respiratory tract infections.They have been further isolated in faecal samples, lymphoid tissue, bronchoalveolar lavages and blood, although their pathological associations, molecular epidemi...

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Main Authors: Massimiliano Bergallo, Sara Astegiano, Maria Elena Terlizzi, Giovanni Cavallo, Mariateresa Elia, Muhammed Babakir-Mina, Marco Ciotti, Carlo Federico Perno, Rossana Cavallo, Cristina Costa
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: PAGEPress Publications 2010-06-01
Series:Microbiologia Medica
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Online Access:http://www.pagepressjournals.org/index.php/mm/article/view/2458