TY - JOUR AU - Goh, Shan AU - Lindau, Cecilia AU - Tiveljung-Lindell, Annika AU - Allander, Tobias T1 - Merkel Cell Polyomavirus in Respiratory Tract Secretions T2 - Emerging Infectious Disease journal PY - 2009 VL - 15 IS - 3 SP - 489 SN - 1080-6059 AB - Merkel cell polyomavirus (MCPyV), associated with Merkel cell carcinoma, was detected in 27 of 635 nasopharyngeal aspirate samples by real-time PCR. MCPyV was more commonly found in adults than in children. Presence in the upper respiratory tract may be a general property of human PyVs. KW - Merkel cell polyomavirus KW - nasopharyngeal aspirate KW - real-time PCR KW - age-related prevalence KW - dispatch KW - Sweden DO - 10.3201/eid1503.081206 UR - https://wwwnc.cdc.gov/eid/article/15/3/08-1206_article ER - End of Reference