title: Prolonged detection of human bocavirus DNA in nasopharyngeal aspirates of children with respiratory tract disease.
abstract: Increasing evidence suggests that the recently identified human bocavirus (hBoV) is a cause of acute respiratory illness. However, the duration of hBoV shedding from the respiratory tract as demonstrated by positive hBoV polymerase chain reaction is unclear. We describe the virologic and clinical characteristics of 6 immunocompetent children with hBoV persistence in the respiratory tract for up to 4.5 months.
authors.affiliation: Children's Hospital, University of Würzburg, Würzburg, Germany.
authors.forename: Kerstin
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Blessing
authors.forename: Florian
authors.initials: F
authors.lastname: Neske
authors.forename: Ulla
authors.initials: U
authors.lastname: Herre
authors.forename: Hans-Wolfgang
authors.initials: HW
authors.lastname: Kreth
authors.forename: Benedikt
authors.initials: B
authors.lastname: Weissbrich
mesh_terms: D004279:DNA, Viral / Q000235:genetics / Q000302:isolation & purification*; D005260:Female; D056661:Human bocavirus / Q000235:genetics / Q000302:isolation & purification*; D006801:Humans; D007223:Infant; D008297:Male; D009305:Nasopharynx / Q000821:virology*; D010322:Parvoviridae Infections / Q000473:pathology / Q000821:virology*; D016133:Polymerase Chain Reaction / Q000379:methods; D012140:Respiratory Tract Diseases / Q000473:pathology / Q000821:virology*; D013997:Time Factors; D017201:Virus Shedding
chemical_list: D004279:DNA, Viral