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BK and JC Viruses in Human Immunodeficiency Virus Type 1-Infected Persons: Prevalence, Excretion, Viremia, and Viral Regulatory Regions
1 Mar 1994
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Human polyomavirus BK (BKV) and JC (JCV) infections were examined in persons infected with human immunodeficiency virus type 1 (HIV-1). High frequencies of BKV (24%) and JCV viruria (16%) were detected by polymerase chain reaction (PCR). BKV viruria was not found in an immunocompetent control group, in contrast to a frequency of JCV viruria of 20%. The degree of HIV-induced immunodeficiency did not influence the...
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