TABLE 4.

Site-specific HPyV long-term persistence.

Polyomavirus	Forehead n = 59 No. (%, 95%CI#)	Hand n = 59 No. (%, 95%CI#)
MCPyV	23 (39.0, 26.5–52.6)	26 (44.1, 31.2–57.6)
HPyV6	10 (16.9, 8.4–29.0)	7 (11.9, 4.9–22.9)
HPyV7	2 (3.4, 0.4–11.7)	3 (5.1, 1.1–14.1)
TSPyV	0 (0.0, 0.0–6.1)	0 (0.0, 0.0–6.1)
HPyV9	0 (0.0, 0.0–6.1)	0 (0.0, 0.0–6.1)
HPyV10	0 (0.0, 0.0–6.1)	0 (0.0, 0.0–6.1)
STLPyV	1 (1.7, 0.0–9.1)	0 (0.0, 0.0–6.1)

No., number; CI, confidence interval.

^#Exact Clopper–Pearson confidence intervals.

Long-term persistence was defined as a positive follow-up swab in collection period-2 in volunteers with previous short-term persistence.