Human bocavirus: a cause of severe asthma exacerbation in children.
case_control · Level III
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Abstract
Real-time polymerase chain reaction for human bocavirus (HBoV) was performed in nasopharyngeal aspirate specimens from 166 children over 2 years of age hospitalized for severe asthma exacerbation. Whereas HBoV was detected in 21 of these children (13%), it was found in only 1 of 50 ambulatory children with stable asthma (2%), suggesting a major role of HBoV in acute exacerbations in asthmatic children.
Medical subject headings
- Asthma
- Bocavirus
- Nasopharynx
- Parvoviridae Infections