Abstract
This is the first report of persistent oropharyngeal mucosal infection with type 2 poliovirus (iVDPV2) in a primary immune deficient patient (PID) after wild type 2 poliovirus eradication. The iVDPV2 also established persistence in the gut. iVDPV2 at both loci evolved independently. Persistent oral infections present a potential risk for oral-oral as well as fecal-oral poliovirus transmission during transition to a poliovirus 2-free world.
| Original language | English |
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| Pages (from-to) | 40-43 |
| Number of pages | 4 |
| Journal | International Journal of Infectious Diseases |
| Volume | 83 |
| DOIs | |
| State | Published - Jun 2019 |
| Externally published | Yes |
Keywords
- Contact isolation
- Droplet isolation
- Oropharyngeal mucosa
- Primary immune deficiency (PID)
- Stools
- Type 2 vaccine-derived poliovirus (iVDPV2)