Bocavirus infection in hospitalized children, South Korea.
This study presents the first evidence of human bocavirus infection in South Korean children. The virus was detected in 27 (8.0%) of 336 tested specimens, including 17 (7.5%) of 225 virus-negative specimens, collected from children with acute lower respiratory tract infection.
Chung
Ju-Young
JY
Sanggye Paik Hospital, Inje University College of Medicine--Pediatrics, 761-1 Sanggye 7-Dong, Nowon-Gu, Seoul, South Korea 139-707. pedchung@sanggyepaik.ac.kr
Han
Tae Hee
TH
Kim
Chang Keun
CK
Kim
Sang Woo
SW
D000208:Acute Disease; D002648:Child; D002675:Child, Preschool; D005260:Female; D006760:Hospitalization; D006801:Humans; D007223:Infant; D007723:Korea / Q000453:epidemiology; D008297:Male; D018184:Paramyxoviridae Infections / Q000453:epidemiology* / Q000821:virology; D019219:Parvovirinae / Q000302:isolation & purification*; D010802:Phylogeny; D016133:Polymerase Chain Reaction; D015995:Prevalence; D012367:RNA, Viral / Q000302:isolation & purification; D012141:Respiratory Tract Infections / Q000453:epidemiology* / Q000821:virology; D017422:Sequence Analysis, DNA
D012367:RNA, Viral