Volume 19, Number 1—January 2013
Letter
Polyomavirus in Saliva of HIV-infected Children, Brazil
Tatiana F. Robaina1, Gabriella S. Mendes1, Fabrício J. Benati, Giselle A. Pena, Raquel C. Silva, Miguel A.R. Montes, Renata Otero, Gloria F. Castro, Fernando P. Câmara, and Norma Santos
Table
HPyVs detected in saliva from HIV-infected and healthy control children, Brazil*
| Virus | No. (%) HIV-infected children, n = 60 | No. (%) control children, n = 60 |
|---|---|---|
| BKPyV | 3 (5.0) | 0 |
| JCPyV | 2 (3.3) | 4 (6.6) |
| WUPyV | 1 (1.7) | 1 (1.7) |
| KIPyV | 8 (13.3) | 0 |
| BKPyV+KIPyV | 1 (1.7) | 1 (1.7) |
| JCPyV+KIPyV | 2 (3.3) | 0 |
| Total | 17 (28.3) | 6 (10.0) |
*HPyV, human polyomavirus.
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1These authors contributed equally to this article.
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