Detection of bocavirus in saliva of children with and without respiratory illness.
We evaluated saliva samples from 149 children 2 to 11 years old for human bocavirus (hBoV) DNA. hBoV was detected in saliva samples at asymptomatic enrollment in 3% (5/149) and during respiratory illness in 2% (2/106) of the cases. hBoV was detected in only 1/149 asymptomatic and 0/106 illness nasal samples.
Center for Clinical and Translational Research, Seattle Children's Research Institute, Washington 98101, USA. emily.martin@seattlechildrens.org
Emily T
ET
Martin
James
J
Taylor
Jane
J
Kuypers
Amalia
A
Magaret
Anna
A
Wald
Danielle
D
Zerr
Janet A
JA
Englund
D052660:Bocavirus / Q000235:genetics / Q000302:isolation & purification*; D002648:Child; D002675:Child, Preschool; D004279:DNA, Viral / Q000032:analysis / Q000302:isolation & purification; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D009666:Nose / Q000821:virology; D010322:Parvoviridae Infections / Q000503:physiopathology / Q000821:virology; D016133:Polymerase Chain Reaction / Q000379:methods; D012141:Respiratory Tract Infections / Q000503:physiopathology / Q000821:virology; D012463:Saliva / Q000821:virology*
D004279:DNA, Viral