Merkel Cell Polyomavirus Is Associated with Anal Infections in Men Who Have Sex with Men.
Nunzia ZanottaSerena DelbueLucia SignoriniSonia VillaniSarah D'AlessandroGiuseppina CampiscianoClaudia ColliFrancesco De SetaPasquale FerranteManola ComarPublished in: Microorganisms (2019)
Based on the high prevalence of MCPyV in the anal/rectal swabs from MSM patients and on the well-known oncogenic properties of MCPyV, sexual transmission and possible involvement of HPyVs in the pathogenesis of diseases of the anal canal should be further studied.