
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.
Adult, Male, Adolescent, Infectious and parasitic diseases, RC109-216, Polymerase Chain Reaction, Merkel Cells, Young Adult, nasopharyngeal aspirate, Nasopharynx, Prevalence, Humans, Respiratory Tract Infections, Aged, Sweden, Aged, 80 and over, Polyomavirus Infections, R, Dispatch, Infant, Newborn, Infant, dispatch, Middle Aged, age-related prevalence, Merkel cell polyomavirus, Child, Preschool, DNA, Viral, Medicine, Female, real-time PCR, Polyomavirus
Adult, Male, Adolescent, Infectious and parasitic diseases, RC109-216, Polymerase Chain Reaction, Merkel Cells, Young Adult, nasopharyngeal aspirate, Nasopharynx, Prevalence, Humans, Respiratory Tract Infections, Aged, Sweden, Aged, 80 and over, Polyomavirus Infections, R, Dispatch, Infant, Newborn, Infant, dispatch, Middle Aged, age-related prevalence, Merkel cell polyomavirus, Child, Preschool, DNA, Viral, Medicine, Female, real-time PCR, Polyomavirus
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