Merkel cell polyomavirus in respiratory tract secretions.

ABSTRACT: Merkel cell polyomavirus (MCPyV), associated with Merkel cell carcinoma, was detected in 27 of 635 nasopharyngeal aspirate samples by real-time PCR. MCPyV was more commonly found in adults than in children. Presence in the upper respiratory tract may be a general property of human PyVs.

SUBMITTER: Goh S 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC2681127 | biostudies-literature | 2009 Mar

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature