Volume 18, Number 10—October 2012
Dispatch
Human Polyomaviruses in Children Undergoing Transplantation, United States, 2008–2010
Erica A. Siebrasse, Irma Bauer, Lori R. Holtz, Binh-minh Le, Sherry Lassa-Claxton, Charles Canter, Paul Hmiel, Shalini Shenoy, Stuart Sweet, Yumirle Turmelle, Ross Shepherd, and David Wang
Table 2
Polyomaviruses detected among specimens from children undergoing transplants, United States, 2008–2010*
| Virus | Specimen type | Transplant | Ct | Patient ID | Date of collection, time elapsed from transplant |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| HPyV6 | Feces | BMT | 32.19 | 3011 | 2012 Jun 06, 1 mo after transplant |
| HPyV6 | NP | Heart | 36.13 | 4005 | 2010 Nov 25, 7 mo after transplant |
| HPyV6 | Feces | Lung | 36.95 | 5001 | 2010 Aug 17, 1 mo after transplant |
| HPyV7 | NP | Liver | 34.57 | 1002 | 2009 Jun 16, 7 mo after transplant |
| HPyV7 | Urine | Liver | 36.54 | 1002 | 2009 Jul 15, 8 mo after transplant |
| HPyV9 | Urine | Liver | 36.72 | 1009 | 2010 Feb 09, 1 wk after transplant |
| KIPyV | NP | BMT | 16.28 | 3001 | 2009 Jul 07, 3 mo after transplant |
| KIPyV | NP | BMT | 36.07 | 3001 | 2009 May 19, 1 mo after transplant |
| KIPyV | NP | BMT | 33.37 | 3008 | 2009 Nov 12, before transplant |
| KIPyV | NP | BMT | 31.04 | 3009 | 2010 Jul 30, 6 mo after transplant |
| MCPyV | NP | BMT | 36.29 | 3011 | 2010 Apr 15, before transplant |
| MCPyV | Feces | BMT | 34.56 | 3011 | 2010 Jul 02, 2 mo after transplant |
| TSPyV | NP | Heart | 32.98 | 4001 | 2009 May 29, 1 wk after transplant |
| TSPyV | NP | Heart | 30.74 | 4001 | 2009 Jun 18, 1 mo after transplant |
| TSPyV | Feces | Heart | 33.89 | 4001 | 2009 May 29, 1 wk after transplant |
| WUPyV | NP | BMT | 36.62 | 3005 | 2009 Jul 15, before transplant |
| WUPyV | NP | BMT | 28.81 | 3007 | 2009 Nov 06, 2 mo after transplant |
| JCPyV | Plasma | BMT | 36.12 | 3011 | 2010 Aug 24, 3 mo after transplant |
| BKPyV | Urine | BMT | 15.83 | 3010 | 2010 Apr 15, 1 mo after transplant |
| BKPyV | Urine | Kidney | 36.67 | 2022 | 2010 Jul 01, 10 mo after transplant |
| BKPyV | Urine | BMT | 30.80 | 3011 | 2010 Aug 24, 3 mo after transplant |
| BKPyV | Urine | Heart | 25.84 | 4001 | 2009 Aug 14, 2 mo after transplant |
| BKPyV | Urine | Heart | 35.89 | 4003 | 2009 Dec 23, 2 mo after transplant |
| BKPyV | Urine | Heart | 24.37 | 4001 | 2009 Sep 23, 4 mo after transplant |
| BKPyV | Urine | Liver | 28.56 | 1010 | 2009 Nov 23, 1 wk after transplant |
| BKPyV | Urine | Lung | 33.13 | 5002 | 2011 May 03, 1 year after transplant |
| BKPyV | Urine | Lung | 25.25 | 5002 | 2011 Feb 08, 10 mo after transplant |
| BKPyV | Urine | Kidney | 9.97 | 2002 | 2010 Mar 04, 6 mo after transplant |
| BKPyV | Urine | BMT | 30.10 | 3009 | 2010 Mar 05, 2 mo after transplant |
| BKPyV | Urine | Liver | 22.89 | 1001 | 2009 Jan 07, 3 mo after transplant |
| BKPyV | Urine | Kidney | 34.41 | 2002 | 2010 May 13, 8 mo after transplant |
| BKPyV | NP | Kidney | 35.93 | 2002 | 2010 Mar 04, 6 mo after transplant |
| BKPyV | Feces | Kidney | 33.15 | 2002 | 2010 Mar 04, 6 mo after transplant |
| BKPyV | Feces | Liver | 33.33 | 1001 | 2008 Dec18, 2 mo after transplant |
| BKPyV | Feces | Liver | 34.84 | 1001 | 2009 Jan 07, 3 mo after transplant |
*Ct, cycle threshold; ID, identification; HPyV, human polyomavirus; BMT, bone marrow transplant; NP, nasopharyngeal; KIPyV, KI polyomavirus; MCPyV, Merkel cell polyomavirus; TSPyV, trichodysplasia spinulosa polyomavirus; WUPyV, WU polyomavirus; JCPyV, JC polyomavirus; BKPyV, BK polyomavirus
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