Volume 15, Number 3—March 2009
Dispatch
Merkel Cell Polyomavirus in Respiratory Tract Secretions
Shan Goh, Cecilia Lindau, Annika Tiveljung-Lindell, and Tobias Allander
Table
Consensus results of 2 real-time PCRs for MCPyV in adults and children*
| pMCPyVLT.1 equivalents |
No. samples | No. children (<15 y) | No. adults (>15 y) | No. male | No. female | Coinfection† | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Per reaction | Per mL of sample | ||||||
| <2 (negative) | <400 (negative) | 608 | 338 | 269 | 308 | 299 | 229‡ |
| 2–100 | 400–20,000 | 22 | 2 | 20 | 15 | 8 | 7§ |
| 101–617 | 20,200–123,000 | 5¶ | 0 | 5 | 4 | 1 | 1# |
*MCPyV, Merkel cell polyomavirus.
†Viruses detected by immunofluorescence, virus culture, and real-time PCR.
‡Adenovirus, enterovirus, herpes simplex virus type 1, influenza A virus, influenza B virus, KI polyomavirus, metapneumovirus, parainfluenza virus type 1 and 3, respiratory syncytial virus, WU polyomavirus.
§Influenza A and B viruses.
¶Includes NPA370.
#Influenza virus A.
