Abstract
We evaluated saliva samples from 149 children 2 to 11 years old for human bocavirus (hBoV) DNA. hBoV was detected in saliva samples at asymptomatic enrollment in 3% (5/149) and during respiratory illness in 2% (2/106) of the cases. hBoV was detected in only 1/149 asymptomatic and 0/106 illness nasal samples.
Publication types
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Research Support, N.I.H., Extramural
MeSH terms
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Bocavirus / genetics
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Bocavirus / isolation & purification*
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Child
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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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Humans
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Male
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Nose / virology
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Parvoviridae Infections* / physiopathology
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Parvoviridae Infections* / virology
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Polymerase Chain Reaction / methods
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Respiratory Tract Infections* / physiopathology
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Respiratory Tract Infections* / virology
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Saliva / virology*