Human bocavirus, a respiratory and enteric virus.
In Spain, human bocavirus (HBoV) was detected in 48 (9.1%) of 527 children with gastroenteritis at similar frequency as for children with respiratory illness (40/520, 7.7%). Fecal excretion adds new concern about the transmission of HBoV. To our knowledge, this report is the first to document HBoV in human feces.
Vicente
Diego
D
Hospital Donostia, San Sebastián, Spain.
Cilla
Gustavo
G
Montes
Milagrosa
M
Pérez-Yarza
Eduardo G
EG
Pérez-Trallero
Emilio
E
D052660:Bocavirus / Q000235:genetics / Q000302:isolation & purification*; D002675:Child, Preschool; D004279:DNA, Viral / Q000032:analysis / Q000302:isolation & purification; D005243:Feces / Q000821:virology*; D005759:Gastroenteritis / Q000453:epidemiology* / Q000821:virology; D006801:Humans; D007223:Infant; D007231:Infant, Newborn; D009305:Nasopharynx / Q000821:virology*; D010322:Parvoviridae Infections / Q000453:epidemiology* / Q000635:transmission / Q000821:virology; D016133:Polymerase Chain Reaction; D015995:Prevalence; D012367:RNA, Viral / Q000032:analysis / Q000302:isolation & purification; D012141:Respiratory Tract Infections / Q000453:epidemiology* / Q000821:virology; D020133:Reverse Transcriptase Polymerase Chain Reaction
D004279:DNA, Viral; D012367:RNA, Viral