Merkel Cell Polyomavirus in Respiratory Tract Secretions

2009/02/26 by Shan Goh, Cecilia Lindau, Annika Tiveljung‐Lindell +1 · 5 citations
Medicine · Engineering · #Polyomavirus and related diseases #Full-Duplex Wireless Communications #Antenna Design and Analysis

paper · pdf · doi:10.3201/eid1503.081206

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Abstract

Merkel cell polyomavirus (MCPyV), associated with Merkel cell carcinoma, was detected in 27 of 635 nasopharyngeal aspirate samples by real-time PCR. MCPyV was more commonly found in adults than in children. Presence in the upper respiratory tract may be a general property of human PyVs.

Citations

• Clonal Integration of a Polyomavirus in Human Merkel Cell Carcinoma

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