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. 2012 Oct;18(10):1580–1588. doi: 10.3201/eid1810.120477

Table 3. Respiratory and systemic symptoms associated with KIPyV or WUPyV detection within the prior week or month in HCT recipients*.

Symptom KIPyV†
WUPyV†
OR (95% CI) p value OR (95% CI) p value
Within prior week
Runny nose 1.3 (0.7–2.4) 0.39 1.2 (0.5–3.2) 0.66
Sinus congestion 0.8 (0.5–1.3) 0.34 1.4 (0.6–3.5) 0.46
Postnasal drip 0.8 (0.4–1.8) 0.65 1.2 (0.5–3.0) 0.72
Shortness of breath 0.9 (0.4–1.8) 0.73 0.9 (0.3–2.9) 0.83
Sputum production 1.7 (1.0–2.9) 0.04 1.5 (0.5–4.8) 0.47
Pharyngitis 1.0 (0.6–1.7) 0.99 2.1 (0.8–5.4) 0.12
Sneezing 1.2 (0.7–2.0) 0.54 1.3 (0.6–2.9) 0.48
Watery eyes 1.5 (0.8–2.6) 0.17 1.6 (0.4–6.2) 0.51
Cough 1.1 (0.6–2.0) 0.68 1.4 (0.6–3.5) 0.47
Wheezing 1.1 (0.5–2.5) 0.82 2.1 (0.8–5.9) 0.15
Fever 0.9 (0.5–1.5) 0.59 1.3 (0.4–3.7) 0.64
Headache 0.6 (0.4–1.1) 0.08 0.7 (0.2–2.8) 0.58
Myalgia 0.6 (0.3–1.1) 0.08 1.1 (0.3–3.5) 0.92
Diarrhea 0.8 (0.5–1.3) 0.40 0.7 (0.3–1.8) 0.47
Within prior month
Cough 1.0 (0.6–1.8) 0.91 1.6 (0.7–3.5) 0.26
Wheezing 1.0 (0.5–2.2) 0.99 3.1 (1.2–8.1) 0.02

*Values are for 211 of 222 patients with symptom survey data. Ear pain was too rare for analysis. KIPyV, KI polyomavirus; WUPyV, WU polyomavirus; HCT, hematopoietic cell transplantation; OR, odds ratio.
†Each result was adjusted for the following covariates: detection of the other polyomavirus (KIPyV or WUPyV), detection of a respiratory virus, day relative to transplantation, age at transplantation, stem cell source, donor type, and grades 2–4 acute graft-versus-host-disease.