Prevalence of DNA of fourteen human polyomaviruses determined in blood donors.
Sergio KammingaEls van der MeijdenCaroline S de BrouwerMariet C W FeltkampHans L ZaaijerPublished in: Transfusion (2019)
In 5.4% of Dutch blood donors PyV DNA was detected, including DNA from pathogenic PyVs such as JCPyV. As a next step, the infectivity of PyV in donor blood and transmission via blood components to immunocompromised recipients should be investigated.