WU Polyomavirus Detected in Children with Severe Respiratory Failure

WU polyomavirus (WUPyV) is a relatively new human polyomavirus first detected in respiratory samples in 2007 [1]. It has since then been detected in respiratory tract samples in both immunocompetent and immunocompromised patients worldwide [2 –7]. However, its pathogenic role remains unclear, especially in pediatric patients with severe respiratory failure.

Source: Journal of Clinical Virology - August 9, 2018 Category: Virology Authors: Kazuhiro Uda, Chitose Koyama-Wakai, Kensuke Shoji, Noriyasu Iwase, Daisuke Motooka, Shota Nakamura, Isao Miyairi Source Type: research