Emerging Infectious Diseases (Nov 2007)

Human Bocavirus Infection in Children with Gastroenteritis, Brazil

  • Maria Carolina M. Albuquerque,
  • Ludmila N. Rocha,
  • Fabrício José Benati,
  • Caroline C. Soares,
  • Adriana G. Maranhão,
  • Maria Liz Ramírez,
  • Dean D. Erdman,
  • Norma Santos

DOI
https://doi.org/10.3201/eid1311.070671
Journal volume & issue
Vol. 13, no. 11
pp. 1756 – 1758

Abstract

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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.

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