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Pediatr Int
; 55(4): 536-7, 2013 Aug.
Artigo
em Inglês
| MEDLINE
| ID: mdl-23724787
RESUMO
Polyomaviruses (PyV) WU and KI are reportedly associated with respiratory tract disease (RTD) worldwide but their incidence is unclear in Japan. In a 2 year prospective study, WU/KIPyV were detected in 48 (13.9%) and in five (1.4%) of 345 children hospitalized with lower RTD, respectively. The seasonal distribution was observed in spring and early summer. Other respiratory viruses were co-detected in 51% of PyV-positive patients, but eight (2.3%) of the WUPyV-positive patients were negative for other known pathogens.