Attempts to isolate BK virus from children affected by various diseases.
Attempts to isolate BK virus (BKV) from specimens (urine, faeces, throat and nasal swabs and cerebrospinal fluid) obtained from 150 children affected by various diseases failed. Sera from the same children contained in 60.7% of cases high titres of antibodies to BKV.
D000914:Antibodies, Viral / Q000032:analysis; D001739:BK Virus / Q000276:immunology / Q000302:isolation & purification*; D002648:Child; D002675:Child, Preschool; D004066:Digestive System Diseases / Q000382:microbiology*; D004194:Disease / Q000382:microbiology; D006402:Hematologic Diseases / Q000382:microbiology*; D006801:Humans; D007223:Infant; D009369:Neoplasms / Q000382:microbiology; D011120:Polyomavirus / Q000302:isolation & purification*; D012140:Respiratory Tract Diseases / Q000382:microbiology*
D000914:Antibodies, Viral