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Journal of Clinical Microbiology, May 1997, 1255-1257, Vol 35, No. 5
T Kitamura, C Sugimoto, A Kato, H Ebihara, M Suzuki, F Taguchi, K Kawabe and Y Yogo
The polyomavirus JC virus (JCV), the causative agent of progressive
multifocal leukoencephalopathy, is ubiquitous in the human population,
infecting children asymptomatically. JCV is often detected in normal renal
tissue and in the urine of healthy individuals. We demonstrate that renal
JCV represents that which persists after primary infection.
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Persistent JC virus (JCV) infection is demonstrated by continuous shedding of the same JCV strains
Department of Urology, Branch Hospital, Faculty of Medicine, University of Tokyo, Japan.
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