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Article: WU polyomavirus in children with acute lower respiratory tract infections, South Korea.(DISPATCHES)
- Article from:
- Emerging Infectious Diseases
- Article date:
- November 1, 2007
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In South Korea, WU polyomavirus (WUPyV) was detected in 34 (7%) of 486 children with acute lower respiratory tract infections, 3 (4.2%) of 72 asymptomatic children, and as coinfection with other respiratory viruses in 23 (67.6%) children. Although WUPyV was frequently detected, its clinical role has not been distinquished from that of coinfecting viruses.
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The polyomaviruses JC virus and BK virus usually produce asymptomatic infections, but in immunocompromised patients, they can become oncogenic or induce disease (1-3). In 2007, new polyoma viruses such as WU polyomavirus (WUPyV) and KI polyomavirus (KIPyV) were identified in respiratory ...