Volume 15, Number 7—July 2009
Dispatch
WU Polyomavirus in Patients Infected with HIV or Hepatitis C Virus, Connecticut, USA, 2007
Michael A. Miller, Carla Weibel, David Ferguson, Marie L. Landry, and Jeffrey S. Kahn
Table 2
Detection of WU and KI polyomaviruses in HIV-positive plasma, HIV-negative serum, and HCV-positive serum specimens, Connecticut, USA, 2007*
| Specimen group | No. WU virus–positive specimens/total no. specimens tested (%) | No. KI virus–positive specimens/total no. specimens tested (%) |
|---|---|---|
| HIV+ | 10/121 (8.3)† | 0/120 |
| HIV– | 0/120 (0) | Not tested |
| HCV+ | 2/79 (2.5) | 0/80 |
*HCV, hepatitis C virus.
†p<0.01 vs. HIV– samples.
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