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. 2012 Oct;18(10):1676-9.
doi: 10.3201/eid1810.120359.

Human polyomaviruses in children undergoing transplantation, United States, 2008-2010

Erica A Siebrasse  1 , Irma Bauer, Lori R Holtz, Binh-minh Le, Sherry Lassa-Claxton, Charles Canter, Paul Hmiel, Shalini Shenoy, Stuart Sweet, Yumirle Turmelle, Ross Shepherd, David Wang
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Human polyomaviruses in children undergoing transplantation, United States, 2008-2010

Erica A Siebrasse et al. Emerg Infect Dis. 2012 Oct.

Abstract

Immunocompromised patients are at risk for disease caused by infection by some polyomaviruses. To define the prevalence of polyomaviruses in children undergoing transplantation, we collected samples from a longitudinal cohort and tested for the 9 known human polyomaviruses. All were detected; several were present in previously unreported specimen types.

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Samples tested for TSV (trichodysplasia spinulosa polyomavirus) during May–June 2009 from patient 4001, a 13-year-old heart transplant recipient at St. Louis Children’s Hospital, St. Louis, Missouri, USA. Samples tested at each time point are indicated by white squares. Black squares represent positive samples. NP, nasopharyngeal.
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