Human Bocavirus Infection in Children with Gastroenteritis, Brazil

Human Bocavirus Infection in Children with Gastroenteritis, Brazil

Human bocavirus (HBoV) was detected in 14 (2%) of 705 fecal specimens from Brazilian children with gastroenteritis. Coinfection with rotavirus, adenovirus, or norovirus was found in 3 (21.4%) HBoV-positive specimens. None of the HBoV-positive patients had respiratory symptoms.

Bibliographic Details
Main Authors: Maria Carolina M. Albuquerque, Ludmila N. Rocha, Fabrício José Benati, Caroline C. Soares, Adriana G. Maranhão, Maria Liz Ramírez, Dean D. Erdman, Norma Santos
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Centers for Disease Control and Prevention 2007-11-01
Series:Emerging Infectious Diseases
Subjects:
Human bocavirus
viral gastroenteritis
viral diagnostics
children
Brazil
dispatch
Online Access:https://wwwnc.cdc.gov/eid/article/13/11/07-0671_article

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