Isolation of human bocavirus from Swiss infants with respiratory infections.
Human bocavirus (HBoV) is a novel agent associated with respiratory symptoms in adults and children. We studied prospectively the first acute respiratory infection in a birth cohort of healthy neonates in Switzerland. HBoV was identified in 5 (4.5%) of 112 infants as young as 3 months of age. In 4 of the 5 infants, HBoV was associated with other respiratory viruses. We conclude that HBoV circulates in the community and is acquired early in life.
Regamey
Nicolas
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Pediatric Respiratory Medicine, University Children's Hospital of Berne, Berne, Switzerland. Regamey@imperial.ac.uk
Frey
Urs
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Deffernez
Christelle
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Latzin
Philipp
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Kaiser
Laurent
L
D052660:Bocavirus / Q000302:isolation & purification*; D006801:Humans; D007223:Infant; D010322:Parvoviridae Infections / Q000453:epidemiology / Q000821:virology*; D011446:Prospective Studies; D012141:Respiratory Tract Infections / Q000453:epidemiology / Q000821:virology*; D013557:Switzerland / Q000453:epidemiology