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Bocavirus Infection in Otherwise Healthy Children with Respiratory Disease.
PloS one - 1 Jan 2015
Principi Nicola, Piralla Antonio, Zampiero Alberto, Bianchini Sonia, Umbrello Giulia, Scala Alessia, Bosis Samantha, Fossali Emilio, Baldanti Fausto, Esposito Susanna
Abstract excerpt
To evaluate the role of human bocavirus (hBoV) as a causative agent of respiratory disease, the importance of the viral load in respiratory disease type and severity and the pathogenicity of the different hBoV species, we studied all hBoV-positive nasopharyngeal samples collected from children who attended an emergency room for a respiratory tract infection during three winters (2009-2010, 2011-2012, and...
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