[Human bocavirus infections].
Human Bocavirus (HboV) was recently cloned by a systematic screening of nasopharyngeal samples from children hospitalized for respiratory tract infections. This virus, genus Bocavirus, family Parvoviridae, was identified by screening for its DNA in 5% of nasopharyngeal aspirates, as reported in several studies. It may be responsible for upper and lower respiratory tract infections of young children under five years with a peak rate in winter. Because of a high rate of viral co-infections, its pathogenic role in these infections should be documented. Further studies are required to determine the role of this possibly systemic virus in other affections.
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Service de pédiatrie générale, hôpital Saint-Vincent-de-Paul-Cochin, 82, avenue Denfert-Rochereau, 75014 Paris, France; Université Paris-Descartes, Paris, France.
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D052660:Bocavirus / Q000235:genetics / Q000302:isolation & purification; D002675:Child, Preschool; D005602:France / Q000453:epidemiology; D006801:Humans; D007223:Infant; D009302:Nasopharyngeal Diseases / Q000453:epidemiology / Q000821:virology*; D009305:Nasopharynx / Q000821:virology; D010322:Parvoviridae Infections / Q000453:epidemiology*; D012141:Respiratory Tract Infections / Q000453:epidemiology / Q000821:virology