Detection of human bocavirus mRNA in respiratory secretions correlates with high viral load and concurrent diarrhea.

Human bocavirus (HBoV) is a parvovirus recently identified in association with acute respiratory infections (ARI). Despite its worldwide occurrence, little is known on the pathogenesis of HBoV infections. In addition, few systematic studies of HBoV in ARI have been conducted in Latin America. Theref...

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Main Authors: José Luiz Proença-Modena, Talita Bianca Gagliardi, Flávia Escremim de Paula, Marisa Akiko Iwamoto, Miriã Ferreira Criado, Ataíde A Camara, Gustavo Olszanski Acrani, Otávio Augusto Leite Cintra, Maria Célia Cervi, Luisa Karla de Paula Arruda, Eurico Arruda
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2011-01-01
Series:PLoS ONE
Online Access:http://europepmc.org/articles/PMC3118811?pdf=render