Prevalence and Pathogenicity of WU and KI Polyomaviruses in Children, the Netherlands

Prevalence and Pathogenicity of WU and KI Polyomaviruses in Children, the Netherlands

A longitudinal study in 2004 and 2005 detected polyomaviruses WU and KI in 44% and 17% of children with and without respiratory symptoms, respectively, in the Netherlands. In some children both viruses were detected for long periods. In several symptomatic children no other respiratory pathogen was...

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Main Authors: Marieke M. van der Zalm, John W. A. Rossen, Bart E. van Ewijk, Berry Wilbrink, Petra C.H.M. van Esch, Tom F.W. Wolfs, Cornelis K. van der Ent
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Centers for Disease Control and Prevention 2008-11-01
Series:Emerging Infectious Diseases
Subjects:
respiratory tract infections
viruses
child
preschool
dispatch
the Netherlands
Online Access:https://wwwnc.cdc.gov/eid/article/14/11/08-0464_article

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