Human polyomavirus number | Polyomavirus name | Initial source of virus | Patient characteristics |
HPyV1 | BK | Urine | Kidney transplant recipient with ureteral stenosis[1] |
HPyV2 | JC | Brain tissue | Patient with Hodgkin lymphoma and progressive multifocal leukoencephalopathy[2] |
HPyV3 | Karolinska Institute | Nasopharyngeal aspirate and feces | Pediatric samples as part of large-scale molecular virus screening database[3] |
HPyV4 | Washington University | Nasopharyngeal aspirate | Molecular screening of patients with acute respiratory tract infections[4] |
HPyV5 | Merkel cell | Merkel cell carcinoma | Patients with Merkel cell carcinoma[5] |
HPyV6 | Normal skin | Molecular screening of healthy adults[6] | |
HPyV7 | Normal skin | Molecular screening of healthy adults[6] | |
HPyV8 | Trichodysplasia spinulosa | Facial spines | Heart transplant recipient with trichodysplasia spinulosa[7] |
HPyV9 | Blood and urine | Asymptomatic kidney transplant recipient[8] | |
HPyV10 | MX MW | Stool samples | Healthy children[9-11] |
HPyV11 | Saint Louis | Stool sample | Healthy child[12] |
HPyV12 | Liver tissue | Deceased organ donor[13] | |
HPyV13 | New Jersey | Muscle tissue | Pancreas transplant recipient who presented with vasculitis, myositis, and retinal blindness[14] |
HPV14 | LI | Normal skin | Healthy adults[15] |
Adapted from: Wu Z, Graf FE, Hirsch HH. Antivirals against human polyomaviruses: Leaving no stone unturned. Rev Med Virol 2021: e2220.
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