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ArticleMicroorganisms2021

KI and WU Polyomavirus in Respiratory Samples of SARS-CoV-2 Infected Patients.

Carla Prezioso, Ugo Moens, Giuseppe Oliveto, Gabriele Brazzini, Francesca Piacentini, Federica Frasca, Agnese Viscido, Mirko Scordio, Giuliana Guerrizio, Donatella Maria Rodio and 6 more

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Article in Microorganisms, 2021. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 7 papers.

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7citing papers in PubMed
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1 · What the graph read from it

What it found

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The abstract states no effect estimate the extractor could read, or names no intervention and outcome on the map, so this paper lights no cell and moves no belief. It is still indexed, cited and linked below.

2 · The registry

The trial behind it

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3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

7 citing papers in PubMed, 14 citations in OpenAlex.

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4 · The record

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

16 authors at 4 institutions in 2 countries.

Carla PreziosoDepartment of Public Health and Infectious Diseases, "Sapienza" University of Rome, 00185 Rome, Italy.
Ugo MoensDepartment of Medical Biology, Faculty of Health Sciences, University of Tromsø-The Arctic University of Norway, 9037 Tromsø, Norway.ORCID 0000-0002-1931-5462
Giuseppe OlivetoLaboratory of Microbiology and Virology, Department of Molecular Medicine, "Sapienza" University of Rome, 00161 Rome, Italy.
Gabriele BrazziniDepartment of Public Health and Infectious Diseases, "Sapienza" University of Rome, 00185 Rome, Italy.
Francesca PiacentiniDepartment of Public Health and Infectious Diseases, "Sapienza" University of Rome, 00185 Rome, Italy.
Federica FrascaLaboratory of Microbiology and Virology, Department of Molecular Medicine, "Sapienza" University of Rome, 00161 Rome, Italy.
Agnese ViscidoLaboratory of Microbiology and Virology, Department of Molecular Medicine, "Sapienza" University of Rome, 00161 Rome, Italy.
Mirko ScordioLaboratory of Microbiology and Virology, Department of Molecular Medicine, "Sapienza" University of Rome, 00161 Rome, Italy.
Giuliana GuerrizioLaboratory of Microbiology and Virology, Department of Molecular Medicine, "Sapienza" University of Rome, 00161 Rome, Italy.
Donatella Maria RodioLaboratory of Microbiology and Virology, Department of Molecular Medicine, "Sapienza" University of Rome, 00161 Rome, Italy.
Alessandra PierangeliLaboratory of Microbiology and Virology, Department of Molecular Medicine, "Sapienza" University of Rome, 00161 Rome, Italy.ORCID 0000-0003-0633-360X
Gabriella d'EttorreDepartment of Public Health and Infectious Diseases, "Sapienza" University of Rome, 00185 Rome, Italy.ORCID 0000-0002-3571-5677
Ombretta TurrizianiLaboratory of Microbiology and Virology, Department of Molecular Medicine, "Sapienza" University of Rome, 00161 Rome, Italy.ORCID 0000-0001-6400-9168
Guido AntonelliLaboratory of Microbiology and Virology, Department of Molecular Medicine, "Sapienza" University of Rome, 00161 Rome, Italy.
Carolina ScagnolariLaboratory of Microbiology and Virology, Department of Molecular Medicine, "Sapienza" University of Rome, 00161 Rome, Italy.ORCID 0000-0003-1044-1478
Valeria PietropaoloDepartment of Public Health and Infectious Diseases, "Sapienza" University of Rome, 00185 Rome, Italy.ORCID 0000-0001-5723-8886
Policlinico Umberto I · ITIstituto Pasteur · ITSapienza University of Rome · ITUiT The Arctic University of Norway · NO

Funding

Ministero dell'Istruzione, dell'Università e della Ricerca RM11916B1DFD19A1
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Severe Acute Respiratory Syndrome Coronavirus-2 (SARS-CoV-2) has been declared a global pandemic. Our goal was to determine whether co-infections with respiratory polyomaviruses, such as Karolinska Institutet polyomavirus (KIPyV) and Washington University polyomavirus (WUPyV) occur in SARS-CoV-2 infected patients. Oropharyngeal swabs from 150 individuals, 112 symptomatic COVID-19 patients and 38 healthcare workers not infected by SARS-CoV-2, were collected from March 2020 through May 2020 and tested for KIPyV and WUPyV DNA presence. Of the 112 SARS-CoV-2 positive patients, 27 (24.1%) were co-infected with KIPyV, 5 (4.5%) were positive for WUPyV, and 3 (2.7%) were infected simultaneously by KIPyV and WUPyV. Neither KIPyV nor WUPyV DNA was detected in samples of healthcare workers. Significant correlations were found in patients co-infected with SARS-CoV-2 and KIPyV (

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co-infectionKarolinska Institutet polyomavirusNCCR sequencingoropharyngeal swabSARS-CoV-2Washington University polyomavirus

Identifiers

PMID34207902
PMCPMC8229673
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