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 detected.
van der Zalm
Marieke M
MM
Department of Pediatrics, Respiratory Diseases, Wilhelmina Children's Hospital at University Medical Center Utrecht, Utrecht, the Netherlands. m.m.vanderzalm@umcutrecht.nl
Rossen
John W A
JW
van Ewijk
Bart E
BE
Wilbrink
Berry
B
van Esch
Petra C H M
PC
Wolfs
Tom F W
TF
van der Ent
Cornelis K
CK
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
D004279:DNA, Viral