Merkel Cell Polyomavirus DNA in Respiratory Specimens from Children and Adults
Open Access
- 1 March 2009
- journal article
- Published by Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) in Emerging Infectious Diseases
- Vol. 15 (3) , 492-494
- https://doi.org/10.3201/eid1503.081067
Abstract
Merkel cell polyomavirus (MCPyV) DNA was detected in 7 (1.3%) of 526 respiratory tract samples from patients in Australia with upper or lower respiratory tract symptoms. Partial T antigen and major capsid protein sequences of MCPyV identified in respiratory secretions showed high homology (99%–100%) to those found in Merkel cell carcinoma.Keywords
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