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Characterizing determinants of BK Polyomavirus-specific immune response [PDF]

, 2016
BK polyomavirus (BKPyV) is one of now 13 human polyomavirus (HPyV) species detected in humans. BKPyV is only known to infect humans and seroprevalence rates of more than 90% have been reported in adult populations around the world.
Cioni, Michela
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Metagenomic Next-Generation Sequencing Reveals the Profile of Viral Infections in Kidney Transplant Recipients During the COVID-19 Pandemic

Frontiers in Public Health, 2022
BackgroundTo study the clinical application of metagenomic next-generation sequencing (mNGS) in the detection of viral infections in kidney transplant recipients (KTRs) during the COVID-19 pandemic.MethodsUsing mNGS technology, 50 human fluid samples of ...
Xiangyong Tian, Wenjing Duan, Xiulei Zhang, Xiaoqiang Wu, Chan Zhang, Zhiwei Wang, Guanghui Cao, Yue Gu, Fengmin Shao, Tianzhong Yan   +9 more
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Prevalence of Respiratory Polyomaviruses Among Pediatric Patients With Respiratory Symptoms in Singapore

Frontiers in Pediatrics, 2018
Background: Although WU polyomavirus (WU) and KI polyomavirus (KI) have been demonstrated to infect the human respiratory tract, it remains unclear if WU or KI cause human disease.
Christophe Hansen-Estruch, Christophe Hansen-Estruch, Kristen K. Coleman, Koh C. Thoon, Jenny G. Low, Jenny G. Low, Benjamin D. Anderson, Gregory C. Gray, Gregory C. Gray   +8 more
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WU Polyomavirus Infection in Children With Acute Lower Respiratory Tract Infections in China, 2017 to 2019: Case Reports and Multicentre Epidemiological Survey

Frontiers in Cellular and Infection Microbiology, 2022
WU polyomavirus (WUPyV) is a novel member of the family Polyomaviridae recently detected in respiratory tract specimens. So far, it has not been proven whether WUPyV is a real causative agent for respiratory diseases.
Hongwei Zhao, Hongwei Zhao, Wenmiao Xu, Wenmiao Xu, Lijuan Wang, Lijuan Wang, Yun Zhu, Yun Zhu, Xiaohui Wang, Xiaohui Wang, Yingchao Liu, Yingchao Liu, Junhong Ai, Junhong Ai, Qianyu Feng, Qianyu Feng, Li Deng, Yun Sun, Changchong Li, Rong Jin, Yunxiao Shang, Hengmiao Gao, Hengmiao Gao, Suyun Qian, Suyun Qian, Lili Xu, Lili Xu, Zhengde Xie, Zhengde Xie   +28 more
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In vitro and in vivo characterization of the cytomegalovirus and polyomavirus BK specific immune response [PDF]

, 2008
During my PhD thesis several aspects of the interaction of Cytomegalovirus and Polyomavirus BK with the host’s immune system were examined (see list of publications).
Egli, Adrian
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KI and WU Polyomaviruses: Seroprevalence Study and DNA Prevalence in SARS-CoV-2 RNA Positive and Negative Respiratory Samples

Microorganisms, 2022
The aim of this work was to study the possible co-infection of KI and WU polyomavirus (KIPyV and WUPyV, respectively) and severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2) in respiratory samples and to detect the seroprevalence of KIPyV and ...
Melinda Katona, Krisztina Jeles, Renátó Kovács, Eszter Csoma   +3 more
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Isolation and characterization of WUPyV in polarized human airway epithelial cells

BMC Infectious Diseases, 2020
Background Washington University polyomavirus (WUPyV) is a novel human polyomavirus detected in childwith acute respiratory infection in 2007. However, the relationship between WUPyV and respiratory diseases has yet to be established for lacking of a ...
Chao Wang, Tianli Wei, Yiman Huang, Qiong Guo, Zhiping Xie, Jingdong Song, Aijun Chen, Lishu Zheng   +7 more
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Infrequent detection of KI, WU and MC polyomaviruses in immunosuppressed individuals with or without progressive multifocal leukoencephalopathy. [PDF]

PLoS ONE, 2011
Conflicting prevalence of newly identified KI (KIPyV), WU (WUPyV) and Merkel Cell Carcinoma (MCPyV) polyomaviruses have been reported in progressive multifocal leukoencephalopathy (PML) patient samples, ranging from 0 to 14.3%. We analyzed the prevalence
Xin Dang, Seweryn Bialasiewicz, Michael D Nissen, Theo P Sloots, Igor J Koralnik, Chen S Tan   +5 more
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Clinical epidemiology of bocavirus, rhinovirus, two polyomaviruses and four coronaviruses in HIV-infected and HIV-uninfected South African children. [PDF]

PLoS ONE, 2014
BackgroundAdvances in molecular diagnostics have implicated newly-discovered respiratory viruses in the pathogenesis of pneumonia. We aimed to determine the prevalence and clinical characteristics of human bocavirus (hBoV), human rhinovirus (hRV ...
Marta C Nunes, Zachary Kuschner, Zelda Rabede, Richard Madimabe, Nadia Van Niekerk, Jackie Moloi, Locadiah Kuwanda, John W Rossen, Keith P Klugman, Peter V Adrian, Shabir A Madhi   +10 more
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Metagenomic detection of viruses in aerosol samples from workers in animal slaughterhouses. [PDF]

PLoS ONE, 2013
Published studies have shown that workers in animal slaughterhouses are at a higher risk of lung cancers as compared to the general population. No specific causal agents have been identified, and exposures to several chemicals have been examined and ...
Richard J Hall, Mily Leblanc-Maridor, Jing Wang, Xiaoyun Ren, Nicole E Moore, Collin R Brooks, Matthew Peacey, Jeroen Douwes, David J McLean   +8 more
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