title: Bocavirus infection in hospitalized children, South Korea.
abstract: 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.
authors.affiliation: 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
authors.forename: Ju-Young
authors.initials: JY
authors.lastname: Chung
authors.forename: Tae Hee
authors.initials: TH
authors.lastname: Han
authors.forename: Chang Keun
authors.initials: CK
authors.lastname: Kim
authors.forename: Sang Woo
authors.initials: SW
authors.lastname: Kim
mesh_terms: 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
chemical_list: D012367:RNA, Viral