Clinical Course and Molecular Characterization of Human Bocavirus Associated with Acute Lower Respiratory Tract Infections in a Tertiary Care Hospital in Northern India.

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Respiratory samples from 139 hospitalized children were screened for the human bocavirus (HBoV) genome. Positive samples were sequenced for the partial VP1/VP2 gene followed by molecular and phylogenetic analyses. HBoV positivity was noted in 7.2% (10/139) of patients. All HBoV-positive children presented with fever, cough, and respiratory distress (90%, 9/10). Three children developed multisystemic viral...

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