Human bocavirus amongst an all-ages population hospitalised with acute lower respiratory infections in Cambodia.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Human bocavirus (HBoV) is a novel parvovirus that is associated with respiratory and gastrointestinal tract disease.

Objectives

To investigate the prevalence and genetic diversity of HBoV amongst hospitalized patients with acute lower respiratory infection (ALRI) in Cambodia.

Study design

  Samples were collected from 2773 patients of all ages hospitalised with symptoms of ALRI between 2007 and 2009. All samples were screened by multiplex RT-PCR/PCR for 18 respiratory viruses. All samples positive for HBoV were sequenced and included in this study.

Results

Of the samples tested, 43 (1·5%) were positive for HBoV. The incidence of HBoV did not vary between the consecutive seasons investigated, and HBoV infections were detected year-round. The incidence

SUBMITTER: Arnott A 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC5780762 | biostudies-literature | 2013 Mar

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature