title: Fecal Polyomavirus Excretion in Infancy.
abstract: Qualitative polymerase chain reaction (PCR) was used to determine the prevalence of fecal excretion of BK virus, JC virus, and simian virus 40 in 1-year-old infants. Overall, 17.8% of 321 specimens from 64.1% of 39 infants were polyomavirus positive. These data suggest that the gastrointestinal tract may be a site of polyomavirus persistence in humans.
authors.affiliation: Department of Pediatrics, Section of Infectious Diseases Department of Molecular Virology and Microbiology, Baylor College of Medicine, Houston, Texas.
authors.forename: John A
authors.initials: JA
authors.lastname: Vanchiere
authors.affiliation: Department of Molecular Virology and Microbiology, Baylor College of Medicine, Houston, Texas.
authors.forename: Berenice
authors.initials: B
authors.lastname: Carillo
authors.affiliation: Perinatal Institute.
authors.forename: Ardythe L
authors.initials: AL
authors.lastname: Morrow
authors.affiliation: Division of Infectious Diseases, Cincinnati Children's Hospital Medical Center, Ohio.
authors.forename: Xi
authors.initials: X
authors.lastname: Jiang
authors.affiliation: National Institute of Medical Sciences and Nutrition, Universidad Nacional Autónoma de México.
authors.forename: Guillermo M
authors.initials: GM
authors.lastname: Ruiz-Palacios
authors.affiliation: Department of Molecular Virology and Microbiology, Baylor College of Medicine, Houston, Texas.
authors.forename: Janet S
authors.initials: JS
authors.lastname: Butel
mesh_terms: D001739:BK Virus / Q000302:isolation & purification*; D004279:DNA, Viral; D005243:Feces / Q000821:virology*; D006801:Humans; D007223:Infant; D007577:JC Virus / Q000302:isolation & purification*; D016133:Polymerase Chain Reaction; D027601:Polyomavirus Infections / Q000175:diagnosis*; D013539:Simian virus 40 / Q000302:isolation & purification*; D017201:Virus Shedding
chemical_list: D004279:DNA, Viral
keywords: BK virus; infancy; polyomavirus