title: Hospital-acquired human bocavirus in infants.
abstract: Human bocavirus (HBoV) is a respiratory pathogen that affects young children. We screened 511 nasopharyngeal aspirates for hospital-acquired HBoV from infants hospitalised with respiratory infection from January to December 2008. Among 55 children with HBoV infection, 10 cases were hospital-acquired. Compared with the community-acquired cases, coinfection with other respiratory viruses in these patients was uncommon. HBoV should be considered for inclusion in screening protocols for nosocomial childhood respiratory infections, especially in intensive care units.
authors.affiliation: Department of Paediatrics, Santa Casa de Misericórdia Hospital, São Paulo, Brazil. giuliana.durigon@gmail.com
authors.forename: G S
authors.initials: GS
authors.lastname: Durigon
authors.forename: D B L
authors.initials: DB
authors.lastname: Oliveira
authors.forename: S B
authors.initials: SB
authors.lastname: Vollet
authors.forename: J G
authors.initials: JG
authors.lastname: Storni
authors.forename: M C C
authors.initials: MC
authors.lastname: Felício
authors.forename: C
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Finelli
authors.forename: J
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Piera
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Magalhães
authors.forename: R N
authors.initials: RN
authors.lastname: Caldeira
authors.forename: M L
authors.initials: ML
authors.lastname: Barbosa
authors.forename: E L
authors.initials: EL
authors.lastname: Durigon
authors.forename: E N
authors.initials: EN
authors.lastname: Berezin
mesh_terms: D015897:Comorbidity; D003428:Cross Infection / Q000453:epidemiology*; D005260:Female; D006761:Hospitals; D056661:Human bocavirus / Q000302:isolation & purification*; D006801:Humans; D007223:Infant; D007231:Infant, Newborn; D008297:Male; D009305:Nasopharynx / Q000821:virology; D010322:Parvoviridae Infections / Q000453:epidemiology*