Age-specific seroprevalence of human polyomavirus 12 and Saint Louis and New Jersey polyomaviruses

Emerg Microbes Infect. 2018 Mar 7;7(1):22. doi: 10.1038/s41426-018-0026-0.

Abstract

The presence of specific antibodies against human polyomavirus 12, Saint Louis polyomavirus and New Jersey polyomavirus was investigated by using virus-like particle-based ELISAs with serum samples from 706 Italians aged 1- to 100-years-old. The findings indicate that these polyomaviruses circulate widely in humans, with peak seroprevalence, observed at adulthood, of 97.3%, 93.3%, 57.5%, for human polyomavirus 12, Saint Louis polyomavirus and New Jersey polyomavirus, respectively.

MeSH terms

  • Adolescent
  • Adult
  • Aged
  • Aged, 80 and over
  • Antibodies, Viral / blood*
  • Child
  • Child, Preschool
  • Enzyme-Linked Immunosorbent Assay
  • Female
  • Humans
  • Infant
  • Italy / epidemiology
  • Male
  • Middle Aged
  • Polyomavirus / classification
  • Polyomavirus / genetics
  • Polyomavirus / immunology*
  • Polyomavirus / isolation & purification*
  • Polyomavirus Infections / blood*
  • Polyomavirus Infections / virology
  • Seroepidemiologic Studies
  • Young Adult

Substances

  • Antibodies, Viral