Human bocavirus in acute gastroenteritis in children in Brazil. Issue 1 (25th June 2015)

• Record Type: Journal Article
• Authors: Campos, Gubio Soares; Silva Sampaio, Madina Lyve; Menezes, Aline Dorea Luz; Tigre, Dellane Martins; Moura Costa, Lilia Ferreira; Chinalia, Fabio Alexandre; Sardi, Silvia Ines
• Is Part Of: Journal of medical virology. Volume 88:Issue 1(2016)
• Page Start: 166
• Page End: 170
• Publication Date: 2015-06-25
• Subjects: bocavirus -- children -- gastroenteritis -- Brazil; Virology -- Periodicals; 616
• DOI: 10.1002/jmv.24293
• Languages: English
• ISSNs: 0146-6615

Abstract

Abstract : Epidemiological surveillance for Human Bocavirus (HBoV) was conducted on 105 fecal specimens from children with acute gastroenteritis in Bahia, Brazil. Among of a total 105 stool samples, 44 samples were positive for HBoV as detected by nested‐PCR. Of the 44 positive samples, co‐infections with other enteric viruses (Norovirus, Adenovirus, and Rotavirus) were found in 12 pediatric patients. Mixed infections among HBoV with Norovirus were frequently observed in this population. The phylogenetic analysis identified the presence of HBoV‐1, and HBoV 2A species. This study shows that HBoV is another viral pathogen in the etiology of acute gastroenteritis in children in Bahia, Brazil. J. Med. Virol. 88:166–170, 2016 . © 2015 Wiley Periodicals, Inc.