title: Prevalence and pathogenicity of WU and KI polyomaviruses in children, the Netherlands.
abstract: 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 detected.
authors.affiliation: Department of Pediatrics, Respiratory Diseases, Wilhelmina Children's Hospital at University Medical Center Utrecht, Utrecht, the Netherlands. m.m.vanderzalm@umcutrecht.nl
authors.forename: Marieke M
authors.initials: MM
authors.lastname: van der Zalm
authors.forename: John W A
authors.initials: JW
authors.lastname: Rossen
authors.forename: Bart E
authors.initials: BE
authors.lastname: van Ewijk
authors.forename: Berry
authors.initials: B
authors.lastname: Wilbrink
authors.forename: Petra C H M
authors.initials: PC
authors.lastname: van Esch
authors.forename: Tom F W
authors.initials: TF
authors.lastname: Wolfs
authors.forename: Cornelis K
authors.initials: CK
authors.lastname: van der Ent
mesh_terms: D016022:Case-Control Studies; D002648:Child; D002675:Child, Preschool; D004279:DNA, Viral / Q000032:analysis; D006801:Humans; D007223:Infant; D008137:Longitudinal Studies; D009426:Netherlands / Q000453:epidemiology; D016133:Polymerase Chain Reaction; D011120:Polyomavirus / Q000145:classification* / Q000235:genetics / Q000302:isolation & purification / Q000472:pathogenicity*; D027601:Polyomavirus Infections / Q000150:complications* / Q000821:virology; D015995:Prevalence; D012141:Respiratory Tract Infections / Q000453:epidemiology* / Q000821:virology*; D014412:Tumor Virus Infections / Q000150:complications* / Q000821:virology; D014774:Virulence
chemical_list: D004279:DNA, Viral