High prevalence of human bocavirus 1 in infants with lower acute respiratory tract disease in Argentina, 2007 – 2009

Human bocavirus (HBoV) is a parvovirus whose association with respiratory disease is currently under investigation. Objective: To determine HBoV prevalence in children with lower acute respiratory infection. Methods: We investigated HBoV in 433 nasopharyngeal aspirates collected in 2007–2009 from ch...

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Main Authors: Lucía María Ghietto, Alicia Cámara, Yumei Zhou, Mauro Pedranti, Silvia Ferreyra, Teryl Frey, Jorge Cámara, Maria Pilar Adamo
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Elsevier 2012-01-01
Series:Brazilian Journal of Infectious Diseases
Online Access:http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S1413867012702726