Abstract
In Spain, human bocavirus (HBoV) was detected in 48 (9.1%) of 527 children with gastroenteritis at similar frequency as for children with respiratory illness (40/520, 7.7%). Fecal excretion adds new concern about the transmission of HBoV. To our knowledge, this report is the first to document HBoV in human feces.
Publication types
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Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't
MeSH terms
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Bocavirus / genetics
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Bocavirus / isolation & purification*
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Child, Preschool
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DNA, Viral / analysis
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DNA, Viral / isolation & purification
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Feces / virology*
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Gastroenteritis / epidemiology*
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Gastroenteritis / virology
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Humans
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Infant
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Infant, Newborn
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Nasopharynx / virology*
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Parvoviridae Infections / epidemiology*
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Parvoviridae Infections / transmission
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Parvoviridae Infections / virology
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Polymerase Chain Reaction
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Prevalence
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RNA, Viral / analysis
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RNA, Viral / isolation & purification
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Respiratory Tract Infections / epidemiology*
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Respiratory Tract Infections / virology
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Reverse Transcriptase Polymerase Chain Reaction