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Human bocavirus, a newly discovered parvovirus of the respiratory tract.

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Ricour, Céline [UCL] Goubau, Patrick [UCL]

Human Bocavirus is a newly discovered parvovirus. This virus is the fourth most frequently detected virus among symptomatic children with respiratory infection. Human Bocavirus is present worldwide and is a probable cause of symptomatic respiratory infection, although Koch's postulates are not all fulfilled. In this article, we propose an overview of the main clinical data about this virus, two years after its discovery. In addition, we discuss some hypotheses about its tropism for the lung in young children.

Document type Article de périodique (Journal article) – Journal Article, Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't, Review
Publication date 2008
Journal information "Acta Clinica Belgica (Multilingual Edition)" - Vol. 63, no. 5, p. 329-334 (2008)
Peer reviewed yes
Publisher Acta Clinica Belgica
issn 0001-5512
Publication status Publié
Affiliations UCL - MD/MIGE - Département de microbiologie, d'immunologie et de génétique
UCL - (SLuc) Service de microbiologie
MESH Subject Respiratory Tract Infections - virology ; Parvoviridae Infections - diagnosis - epidemiology - virology ; Lung Diseases - veterinary ; Humans ; Bocavirus - pathogenicity ; Ascomycota ; Animals
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Bibliographic reference Ricour, Céline ; Goubau, Patrick. Human bocavirus, a newly discovered parvovirus of the respiratory tract.. In: Acta Clinica Belgica (Multilingual Edition), Vol. 63, no. 5, p. 329-334 (2008)
Permanent URL http://hdl.handle.net/2078.1/21417