WU Polyomavirus in Respiratory Epithelial Cells from Lung Transplant Patient with Job Syndrome

Abstract

We detected WU polyomavirus (WUPyV) in a bronchoalveolar lavage sample from lungs transplanted into a recipient with Job syndrome by using immunoassays specific for the WUPyV viral protein 1. Co-staining for an epithelial cell marker identified most WUPyV viral protein 1–positive cells as respiratory epithelial cells.

Keywords

• transplant
• WU polyomavirus
• viruses
• immunosuppression
• respiratory epithelial cells
• tropism