Table 1
Detection of BKV DNA in CSF samples from children
BKV DNA in CSF
Patient status
Group I (%)
Group II (%)
Total positive (%)
Group I: 2–5 years; group II: 10–16 years.
Leukaemia
2/55 (3.6)
0/16 (0)
2/71 (2.8)
Encephalitis
1/86 (1.1)
2/109 (1.8)
3/195 (1.5)
Total
3/141 (2.1)
2/125 (1.6)
5/266 (1.8)