Trichodysplasia Spinulosa Polyomavirus in Respiratory Tract of Immunocompromised Child

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 sig...

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Main Authors: Arwa A. Bagasi, Tasneem Khandaker, Gemma Clark, Terry Akagha, Jonathan K. Ball, William L. Irving, C. Patrick McClure
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Centers for Disease Control and Prevention 2018-09-01
Series:Emerging Infectious Diseases
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Online Access:https://wwwnc.cdc.gov/eid/article/24/9/18-0829_article