Severe Human Bocavirus Infection, Germany

Severe Human Bocavirus Infection, Germany

Human bocavirus (HBoV), discovered in 2005, can cause respiratory disease or no symptoms at all. We confirmed HBoV infection in an 8-month-old girl with hypoxia, respiratory distress, wheezing, cough, and fever. This case demonstrates that lower respiratory tract infection caused by HBoV can lead to...

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Main Authors: Robert Walter Körner, Maria Söderlund-Venermo, Silke van Koningsbruggen-Rietschel, Rolf Kaiser, Monika Malecki, Oliver Schildgen
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Centers for Disease Control and Prevention 2011-12-01
Series:Emerging Infectious Diseases
Subjects:
human bocavirus
infection
pneumonia
PCR
serology
infant
Online Access:https://wwwnc.cdc.gov/eid/article/17/12/11-0574_article

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https://wwwnc.cdc.gov/eid/article/17/12/11-0574_article

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