WU polyomavirus in children with acute lower respiratory tract infections, South Korea.
In South Korea, WU polyomavirus (WUPyV) was detected in 34 (7%) of 486 children with acute lower respiratory tract infections, 3 (4.2%) of 72 asymptomatic children, and as coinfection with other respiratory viruses in 23 (67.6%) children. Although WUPyV was frequently detected, its clinical role has not been distinguished from that of coinfecting viruses.
Han
Tae Hee
TH
Inje University College of Medicine, Seoul, South Korea.
Chung
Ju-Young
JY
Koo
Ja Wook
JW
Kim
Sang Woo
SW
Hwang
Eung-Soo
ES
D002648:Child; D002675:Child, Preschool; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007223:Infant; D007231:Infant, Newborn; D007723:Korea / Q000453:epidemiology; D008297:Male; D016133:Polymerase Chain Reaction; D011120:Polyomavirus / Q000302:isolation & purification*; D027601:Polyomavirus Infections / Q000453:epidemiology* / Q000821:virology; D011446:Prospective Studies; D012141:Respiratory Tract Infections / Q000453:epidemiology* / Q000821:virology*