Abstract
Human bocavirus (HBoV), discovered in 2005, can cause respiratory disease or no symptoms at all. We confirmed HBoV infection in an 8-month-old girl with hypoxia, respiratory distress, wheezing, cough, and fever. This case demonstrates that lower respiratory tract infection caused by HBoV can lead to severe and life-threatening disease.
MeSH terms
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Communicable Diseases, Emerging / diagnosis
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Communicable Diseases, Emerging / etiology
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Cough / etiology
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Female
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Fever / etiology
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Germany
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Human bocavirus* / genetics
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Human bocavirus* / isolation & purification
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Human bocavirus* / pathogenicity
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Humans
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Hypoxia / etiology
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Infant
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Parvoviridae Infections / diagnosis*
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Parvoviridae Infections / etiology
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Respiratory Sounds / etiology
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Respiratory Tract Infections / etiology