Volume 19, Number 1—January 2013
Letter
Polyomavirus in Saliva of HIV-infected Children, Brazil
Table
HPyVs detected in saliva from HIV-infected and healthy control children, Brazil*
Virus | No. (%) HIV-infected children, n = 60 | No. (%) control children, n = 60 |
---|---|---|
BKPyV | 3 (5.0) | 0 |
JCPyV | 2 (3.3) | 4 (6.6) |
WUPyV | 1 (1.7) | 1 (1.7) |
KIPyV | 8 (13.3) | 0 |
BKPyV+KIPyV | 1 (1.7) | 1 (1.7) |
JCPyV+KIPyV | 2 (3.3) | 0 |
Total | 17 (28.3) | 6 (10.0) |
*HPyV, human polyomavirus.
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1These authors contributed equally to this article.