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Clinical and genetic analysis of Human Bocavirus in children with lower respiratory tract infection in Taiwan.
Journal of clinical virology : the official publication of the Pan American Society for Clinical Virology - 1 Mar 2009
Lin Jih-Hui, Chiu Shu-Chun, Lin Yung-Cheng, Chen Hsiu-Lin, Lin Kuei-Hsiang, Shan Kuo-Hao, Wu Ho-Sheng, Liu Hsin-Fu
Abstract excerpt
BACKGROUND: Human Bocavirus (HBoV) is a likely etiologic agent of acute respiratory disease in children. The prevalence of this virus has been studied in several sites worldwide. We conducted the first clinical and molecular study of HBoV in Taiwan at the Centers for Diseases Control, Taiwan. OBJECTIVES: To investigate the genomic and epidemiologic profiles of HBoV infection in Taiwan. STUDY DESIGN: Throat swabs...
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