Merkel Cell Polyomavirus in Cutaneous Swabs

To assess the usefulness of using cutaneous swabs to detect Merkel cell polyomavirus (MCPyV) DNA, we analyzed swabs from persons with Merkel cell carcinoma (MCC), others with skin diseases, and healthy volunteers. MCPyV was detected in at least 1 sample from virtually all participants. Viral loads were higher in samples from patients with MCC.

• Publication year

  2010

• Venue

  Emerging Infectious Diseases

• Publication date

  2010-04-01

• Fields of study

  Biology, Medicine

• Identifiers
  DOI 10.3201/eid1604.091278PMID 20350388PMCID 3321950
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  Open on Semantic Scholar

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  Semantic Scholar, PubMed

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• No concepts are published for this paper.

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