Human Polyomaviruses in Children Undergoing Transplantation, United States, 2008–2010

Abstract

Immunocompromised patients are at risk for disease caused by infection by some polyomaviruses. To define the prevalence of polyomaviruses in children undergoing transplantation, we collected samples from a longitudinal cohort and tested for the 9 known human polyomaviruses. All were detected; several were present in previously unreported specimen types.

Keywords

• transplant
• polyomavirus
• immunosuppression Polyomaviridae
• virus
• immunosuppression
• Polyomaviridae