title: Diagnostic methods for and clinical pictures of polyomavirus primary infections in children, Finland.
abstract: We used comprehensive serodiagnostic methods (IgM, IgG, and IgG avidity) and PCR to study Merkel cell polyomavirus and trichodysplasia spinulosa-associated polyomavirus infections in children observed from infancy to adolescence. Comparing seroconversion intervals with previous and subsequent intervals, we found that primary infections with these 2 viruses were asymptomatic in childhood.
authors.forename: Tingting
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Chen
authors.forename: Laura
authors.initials: L
authors.lastname: Tanner
authors.forename: Ville
authors.initials: V
authors.lastname: Simell
authors.forename: Lea
authors.initials: L
authors.lastname: Hedman
authors.forename: Marjaana
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Mäkinen
authors.forename: Mohammadreza
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Sadeghi
authors.forename: Riitta
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Veijola
authors.forename: Heikki
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Hyöty
authors.forename: Jorma
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Ilonen
authors.forename: Mikael
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Knip
authors.forename: Jorma
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Toppari
authors.forename: Olli
authors.initials: O
authors.lastname: Simell
authors.forename: Maria
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Söderlund-Venermo
authors.forename: Klaus
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Hedman
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D002648:Child; D005387:Finland; D006801:Humans; D007136:Immunoglobulins / Q000276:immunology; D007223:Infant; D007231:Infant, Newborn; D059965:Merkel cell polyomavirus / Q000276:immunology / Q000302:isolation & purification*; D011120:Polyomavirus / Q000276:immunology / Q000302:isolation & purification*; D027601:Polyomavirus Infections / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000276:immunology; D011446:Prospective Studies; D012189:Retrospective Studies; D014412:Tumor Virus Infections / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000276:immunology
chemical_list: D007136:Immunoglobulins
keywords: Finland; Merkel cell polyomavirus; childhood; primary infection; serodiagnostics; trichodysplasia spinulosa-associated polyomavirus; viruses