Table 2 MCPyV, HPyV6, and HPyV7 detection in tissue samples by real-time PCR
From: Frequent detection of Merkel cell polyomavirus DNA in sera of HIV-1-positive patients
Disease | Organ | n | MCPyV | HPyV6 (ST) | HPyV7 (ST, VP1) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
MCC | skin | 30 | 22 (73.3%) | 1 (3.3%) | 0 (0%) |
Encephalitis | brain | 19 | 4 (21.1%) | 0 (0%) | 0 (0%) |
Pneumonia | lung | 17 | 3 (17.6%) | 0 (0%) | 0 (0%) |
Myocarditis | heart | 14 | 8 (57.1%) | 0 (0%) | 0 (0%) |
Hepatitis | liver | 10 | 0 (0%) | 0 (0%) | 0 (0%) |
Other | various | 60 | 11 (18.3%) | 1 *(1.6%) | 0 (0%) |