Article
Characterization of JC human polyomavirus infection in a Portuguese population.
Journal of medical virology - 1 Mar 2010
Matos Ana, Duque Vitor, Beato Sílvia, da Silva João Poiares, Major Eugene, Meliço-Silvestre António
Abstract excerpt
JC virus (JCV) is ubiquitous in the human population, infecting children asymptomatically. After primary infection, JCV persists in the host throughout life and is often excreted in the urine. Two hundred thirty-four urine samples and 78 serum samples, collected from 171 healthy individuals and 63 patients infected with HIV, were used to characterize JCV infection in a Portuguese population. Using PCR, JCV DNA...
Topics
- Adolescent
- Adult
- Aged
- Antibodies, Viral
- Child
- Child, Preschool
- DNA, Viral
- Female
- Genotype
- HIV Infections
- Humans
- Immunoenzyme Techniques
- JC Virus
- Male
- Middle Aged
- Polymerase Chain Reaction
- Polyomavirus Infections
- Portugal