Volume 13, Number 12—December 2007
Dispatch
WU Polyomavirus in Children, Canada
Yacine Abed*, David Wang†, and Guy Boivin*
Table
Clinical data from 7 WU polyomavirus–infected children, Canada, 2003*
| Patient no. | Sex | Age, mo | Date sample collected | Sample type | PCR for WU virus LTAg/VP2 | Diagnosis | Copathogen |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | F | 13 | Feb 13 | NPA | +/+ | Bronchiolitis | hRSV |
| 2 | M | 13 | Mar 5 | NPA | +/– | Pneumonitis | hRSV |
| 3 | F | 13 | Feb 24 | NPA | +/+ | None† | None |
| 4 | M | 20 | Mar 13 | NPA | +/– | None† | None |
| 5 | F | 24 | Mar 17 | NPA | +/+ | None† | None |
| 6 | M | 19 | Mar 31 | NPA | +/+ | None† | None |
| 7 | F | 24 | Apr 1 | NPA | +/– | None† | None |
*NPA, nasopharyngeal aspirates; hRSV, human respiratory syncytial virus.
†No fever or respiratory symptoms at the time of elective surgery.
