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Pediatr Infect Dis J
; 28(11): 1018-9, 2009 Nov.
Artículo
en Inglés
| MEDLINE
| ID: mdl-19730155
RESUMEN
Increasing evidence suggests that the recently identified human bocavirus (hBoV) is a cause of acute respiratory illness. However, the duration of hBoV shedding from the respiratory tract as demonstrated by positive hBoV polymerase chain reaction is unclear. We describe the virologic and clinical characteristics of 6 immunocompetent children with hBoV persistence in the respiratory tract for up to 4.5 months.