Emerging Infectious Diseases (Mar 2009)

Human Bocavirus and KI/WU Polyomaviruses in Pediatric Intensive Care Patients

  • Alma C. van de Pol,
  • Tom F.W. Wolfs,
  • Nicolaas J.G. Jansen,
  • Jan L.L. Kimpen,
  • Anton M. van Loon,
  • John W.A. Rossen

DOI
https://doi.org/10.3201/eid1503.081203
Journal volume & issue
Vol. 15, no. 3
pp. 454 – 457

Abstract

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We evaluated the prevalence of human bocavirus and KI and WU polyomaviruses in pediatric intensive care patients with and without lower respiratory tract infection (LRTI). The prevalence of these viruses was 5.1%, 0%, and 2.6%, respectively, in children with LRTI and 4.8%, 4.8%, and 2.4%, respectively, in those without LRTI.

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