Human Washington University Polyomavirus in Patients with Respiratory Tract Infection in Kuwait.

ABSTRACT:

Objective

To determine Washington University (WU) polyomavirus strains circulating among hospitalized patients with respiratory tract infections (RTI) in Kuwait.

Materials and methods

Samples from 459 hospitalized children and adult RTI patients were screened for respiratory viruses by polymerase chain reaction from April 2013 to April 2016. The VP2 gene from WU virus (WUV)-positive samples was sequenced and subjected to phylogenetic analysis.

Results

Of the 459 hospitalized RTI patients, 18 (3.9%) patients were positive for WUV infection. WUV infection was common among children aged ≤11 years (9 patients, 50%). Among the 18 WUV-infected hospitalized patients, viral co-infection was detected in 9 patients (50%). The most common viruses associated with mixed infection

SUBMITTER: Essa SS 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC5848483 | biostudies-literature | 2017

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature