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Human bocavirus and acute wheezing in children

Authors: Allander T, Jartti T, Gupta S, Niesters HGM, Lehtinen P, Osterback R, Vuorinen T, Waris M, Bjerkner A, Tiveljung-Lindell A, van den Hoogen BG, Hyypia T, Ruuskanen O

Publisher: UNIV CHICAGO PRESS

Publication year: 2007

Journal:: Clinical Infectious Diseases

Journal name in source: CLINICAL INFECTIOUS DISEASES

Journal acronym: CLIN INFECT DIS

Volume: 44

Issue: 7

First page : 904

Last page: 910

Number of pages: 7

ISSN: 1058-4838

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1086/512196

Abstract

Conclusions. Human bocavirus is prevalent among children with acute wheezing and can cause systemic infection. Results suggest a model for bocavirus infection in which high viral loads are potentially associated with respiratory symptoms and low viral loads indicate asymptomatic shedding. Therefore, quantitative polymerase chain reaction analysis may be important for additional studies of human bocavirus.