First detected human bocavirus in a Malaysian child with pneumonia and pre-existing asthma: a case report

First detected human bocavirus in a Malaysian child with pneumonia and pre-existing asthma: a case report

Human bocavirus (HBoV) is a newly discovered parvovirus associated with respiratory disease in children. There are many reports worldwide on the endemicity of this virus. Since it is relatively new, detection in clinical laboratories is not routinely performed. We describe the first detection of HBo...

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Veröffentlicht in:Medical journal of Malaysia 2012-08, Vol.67 (4), p.433-434
Hauptverfasser: Etemadi, M R, Jalilian, F Azizi, Abd Wahab, N, Jahanshiri, F, Amini, R, Othman, N, Sekawi, Z
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Sprache:eng
Schlagworte:
Asthma - complications
Bocavirus - isolation & purification
Humans
Infant
Malaysia
Male
Parvoviridae Infections - virology
Pneumonia, Viral - virology
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Zusammenfassung:Human bocavirus (HBoV) is a newly discovered parvovirus associated with respiratory disease in children. There are many reports worldwide on the endemicity of this virus. Since it is relatively new, detection in clinical laboratories is not routinely performed. We describe the first detection of HBoV in Malaysia in a 13-month-old boy with pneumonia and underlying asthma. The infective agent was confirmed by molecular methods.
ISSN:0300-5283