• KI and WU Polyomavirus in Respiratory Samples of SARS-CoV-2 Infected Patients 

      Prezioso, Carla; Moens, Ugo; Oliveto, Giuseppe; Brazzini, Gabriele; Piacentini, Francesca; Frasca, Federica; Viscido, Agnese; Scordio, Mirko; Guerrizio, Giuliana; Rodio, Donatella Maria; Pierangeli, Alessandra; d'Ettorre, Gabriella; Turriziani, Ombretta; Antonelli, Guido; Scagnolari, Carolina; Pietropaolo, Valeria (Journal article; Tidsskriftartikkel; Peer reviewed, 2021-06-09)
      Severe Acute Respiratory Syndrome Coronavirus-2 (SARS-CoV-2) has been declared a global pandemic. Our goal was to determine whether co-infections with respiratory polyomaviruses, such as Karolinska Institutet polyomavirus (KIPyV) and Washington University polyomavirus (WUPyV) occur in SARS-CoV-2 infected patients. Oropharyngeal swabs from 150 individuals, 112 symptomatic COVID-19 patients and 38 ...