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SUBMITTER: Delbue S
PROVIDER: S-EPMC7022863 | biostudies-literature | 2019 Dec
REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature
Delbue Serena S Franciotta Diego D Giannella Sara S Dolci Maria M Signorini Lucia L Ticozzi Rosalia R D'Alessandro Sarah S Campisciano Giuseppina G Comar Manola M Ferrante Pasquale P Ciotti Marco M
Microorganisms 20191220 1
<h4>Background</h4>Central nervous system (CNS) infections by human polyomaviruses (HPyVs), with the exception of JC (JCPyV), have been poorly studied.<h4>Methods</h4>In total, 234 cerebrospinal fluid (CSF) samples were collected from patients affected with neurological disorders. DNA was isolated and subjected to quantitative real-time PCR (Q-PCR) for the detection of six HPyVs: JCPyV, BKPyV, Merkel cell PyV (MCPyV), HPyV6, HPyV7, and HPyV9. Where possible, the molecular characterization of the ...[more]