clinical and epidemiologic characterization of wu polyomavirus infection, st. louis, missouri. | wu polyomavirus is a recently described polyomavirus found in patients with respiratory infections. of 2,637 respiratory samples tested in st. louis, missouri, 2.7% were positive for wu polyomavirus by pcr, and 71% were coinfected with other respiratory viruses. persistent human infection with wu polyomavirus is described. | 2007 | 18258052 |
ki polyomavirus detected in respiratory tract specimens from patients in st. louis, missouri. | studies have reported the presence of ki polyomavirus (kipyv) and wu polyomavirus (wupyv) in respiratory secretions of young patients. so far, evidence has not supported a link between infections with either virus and respiratory tract disease; however, there has not been a large comparison of kipyv-infected patients to age-matched patient groups. | 2010 | 19949359 |