Volume 14, Number 11—November 2008
Dispatch
Role of Human Polyomaviruses in Respiratory Tract Disease in Young Children
Rachel L. Wattier, Marietta Vázquez, Carla Weibel, Eugene D. Shapiro, David Ferguson, Marie L. Landry, and Jeffrey S. Kahn
Table
Detection of KIV and WUV in children <2 years of age with and without respiratory tract disease*
| Patient group | No. KIV-positive children/total no. tested (%) | No. WUV-positive children/total no. tested (%) |
|---|---|---|
| Respiratory tract disease | 8/367 (2.2)† | 26/367 (7.1)‡ |
| Asymptomatic | 0/96 (0) | 6/96 (6.3) |
*KIV, KI virus; WUV, WU virus.
†p = 0.215, compared with asymptomatic children.
‡p = 1.0, compared with asymptomatic children.
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