Infrequent Detection of KI, WU and MC Polyomaviruses in Immunosuppressed Individuals with or without Progressive Multifocal Leukoencephalopathy

Xin Dang; Seweryn Bialasiewicz; Michael D. Nissen; Theo P. Sloots; Igor J. Koralnik; Chen S. Tan

doi:10.1371/journal.pone.0016736

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Infrequent Detection of KI, WU and MC Polyomaviruses in Immunosuppressed Individuals with or without Progressive Multifocal Leukoencephalopathy

Xin Dang ,

Contributed equally to this work with: Xin Dang, Seweryn Bialasiewicz

Affiliations Division of Viral Pathogenesis, Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center, Boston, Massachusetts, United States of America, Division of NeuroVirology, Department of Neurology, Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center, Boston, Massachusetts, United States of America
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Seweryn Bialasiewicz ,

Contributed equally to this work with: Xin Dang, Seweryn Bialasiewicz

Affiliations Queensland Pediatric Infectious Diseases Laboratory, Sir Albert Sakzewski Virus Research Centre, Brisbane, Australia, Queensland Children's Medical Research Institute, Brisbane, Australia
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Michael D. Nissen,

Affiliations Queensland Pediatric Infectious Diseases Laboratory, Sir Albert Sakzewski Virus Research Centre, Brisbane, Australia, Queensland Children's Medical Research Institute, Brisbane, Australia, Pathology, Queensland Central, Brisbane, Australia
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Theo P. Sloots,

Affiliations Queensland Pediatric Infectious Diseases Laboratory, Sir Albert Sakzewski Virus Research Centre, Brisbane, Australia, Queensland Children's Medical Research Institute, Brisbane, Australia, Pathology, Queensland Central, Brisbane, Australia
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Igor J. Koralnik,

Affiliations Division of Viral Pathogenesis, Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center, Boston, Massachusetts, United States of America, Division of NeuroVirology, Department of Neurology, Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center, Boston, Massachusetts, United States of America
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Chen S. Tan

* E-mail: ctan@bidmc.harvard.edu

Affiliations Division of Viral Pathogenesis, Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center, Boston, Massachusetts, United States of America, Division of NeuroVirology, Department of Neurology, Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center, Boston, Massachusetts, United States of America, Division of Infectious Diseases, Department of Medicine, Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center, Boston, Massachusetts, United States of America
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Infrequent Detection of KI, WU and MC Polyomaviruses in Immunosuppressed Individuals with or without Progressive Multifocal Leukoencephalopathy

Xin Dang,
Seweryn Bialasiewicz,
Michael D. Nissen,
Theo P. Sloots,
Igor J. Koralnik,
Chen S. Tan

Published: March 16, 2011
https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0016736

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