Severe Human Bocavirus Infection, Germany

Abstract

Human bocavirus (HBoV), discovered in 2005, can cause respiratory disease or no symptoms at all. We confirmed HBoV infection in an 8-month-old girl with hypoxia, respiratory distress, wheezing, cough, and fever. This case demonstrates that lower respiratory tract infection caused by HBoV can lead to severe and life-threatening disease.

Keywords

• human bocavirus
• infection
• pneumonia
• PCR
• serology
• infant