Diagnostic options for human polyomaviruses in clinical practice
Authors:
M. Saláková
Authors‘ workplace:
Katedra genetiky a mikrobiologie, Přírodovědecká fakulta, Univerzita Karlova, Praha
Published in:
Epidemiol. Mikrobiol. Imunol. 70, 2021, č. 3, s. 178-188
Category:
Review Article
Overview
The members of the viral family Polyomavirae are widespread in the human population. According to serological studies, almost all adults are infected with at least one of this group of viruses. The primary infection usually occurs in childhood without any clinical signs, and after the primary infection, the viruses establish a persistent infection accompanied by occasional reactivation and shedding of the virus. These viruses often reactivate in immunosuppressed individuals, but only in a minority of these patients, the reactivation results in disease development. This biological property of human polyomaviruses makes laboratory diagnosis considerably difficult. The paper provides an overview of methods for diagnosing human polyomaviruses, which are commonly used for screening, and methods that are still validated by research but have the potential to improve detection and to identify patients at risk of developing diseases associated with polyomavirus infection.
Keywords:
human polyomaviruses – direct detection of polyomaviruses – indirect detection – diagnosis of selected human polyomaviruses – BK and JC polyomavirus diagnosis – MCPyV diagnosis
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