High rate of human bocavirus and adenovirus coinfection in hospitalized Israeli children

J Clin Microbiol. 2008 Jan;46(1):334-7. doi: 10.1128/JCM.01618-07. Epub 2007 Oct 31.

Abstract

We investigated coinfection of human bocavirus (HBoV) and other respiratory viruses in hospitalized children by real-time PCR. A high rate (69.2%) of adenovirus infection was found among children infected with HBoV. Such high rates of HboV-adenovirus coinfection have not been previously reported, underscoring the need to investigate the contribution of HBoV in patient clinical presentations.

MeSH terms

  • Adenoviridae / isolation & purification*
  • Adenoviridae Infections / complications*
  • Adenoviridae Infections / epidemiology
  • Adenoviridae Infections / virology
  • Bocavirus / isolation & purification*
  • Child
  • Child, Preschool
  • Comorbidity
  • DNA, Viral / genetics
  • Female
  • Hospitals
  • Humans
  • Infant
  • Infant, Newborn
  • Inpatients
  • Israel / epidemiology
  • Male
  • Parvoviridae Infections / complications*
  • Parvoviridae Infections / epidemiology
  • Parvoviridae Infections / virology
  • Polymerase Chain Reaction / methods
  • Prevalence

Substances

  • DNA, Viral