title: Role of human polyomaviruses in respiratory tract disease in young children.
abstract: KI virus was detected in respiratory secretions of 8/367 (2.2%) symptomatic and 0/96 asymptomatic children (p = 0.215). WU virus was detected in 26/367 (7.1%) symptomatic and 6/96 (6.3%) asymptomatic children (p = 1.00). These human polyomaviruses may not independently cause respiratory tract disease in young children.
authors.affiliation: Department of Pediatrics, Yale University School of Medicine, New Haven, Connecticut 06520-8064, USA.
authors.forename: Rachel L
authors.initials: RL
authors.lastname: Wattier
authors.forename: Marietta
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Vázquez
authors.forename: Carla
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Weibel
authors.forename: Eugene D
authors.initials: ED
authors.lastname: Shapiro
authors.forename: David
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Ferguson
authors.forename: Marie L
authors.initials: ML
authors.lastname: Landry
authors.forename: Jeffrey S
authors.initials: JS
authors.lastname: Kahn
mesh_terms: D003237:Connecticut / Q000453:epidemiology; D006801:Humans; D007223:Infant; D007231:Infant, Newborn; D011120:Polyomavirus / Q000302:isolation & purification*; D027601:Polyomavirus Infections / Q000150:complications*; D012141:Respiratory Tract Infections / Q000453:epidemiology* / Q000821:virology*; D014412:Tumor Virus Infections / Q000150:complications*