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Table 1 Age-specific prevalence of cutavirus DNA in swab specimens of normal skin of the arm and forehead

From: Cutavirus on the skin in an Asian cohort: identification of a novel geographically related genotype

Subject Age, y

Tested, No.

 

Arm skin specimens

 

Forehead skin specimens

 

Arm or forehead skin specimensa

 

Arm and forehead skin specimensb

 

Positive for CuV, No. (%)

 

Positive for CuV, No. (%)

 

Positive for CuV, No. (%)

 

Positive for CuV, No. (%)

2–19

27

 

2 (7)

 

2 (7)

 

0 (0)

 

2 (7)

20–39

59

 

1 (2)

 

2 (3)

 

1 (2)

 

1 (2)

40–59

53

 

8 (15)

 

6 (11)

 

10 (19)

 

2 (4)

60–79

68

 

12 (18)

 

9 (13)

 

11 (16)

 

5 (7)

80–89

68

 

17 (25)

 

28 (41)

 

23 (34)

 

11 (16)

90–99

64

 

13 (20)

 

27 (42)

 

20 (31)

 

10 (16)

Total

339

 

53 (15.6)

 

74 (21.8)

 

65 (19.2)

 

31 (9.1)

  1. CuV cutavirus, y year
  2. a viral detection only in one of the two skin areas
  3. b viral detection in both skin areas