Frequency of human bocavirus (HBoV) infection among children with febrile respiratory symptoms in Argentina, Nicaragua and Peru

Autor: V. Alberto Laguna-Torres, J. Felix Sanchez, Francisco Rodríguez, Andres G. Lescano, Gloria Chauca, Victor Ocaña, Joel M. Montgomery, Melvin Barrantes, Tadeusz J. Kochel, Gabriela Salmón-Mulanovich, Merly Sovero, Eduardo Parrales, David L. Blazes
Rok vydání: 2010
Předmět:
Male
Pediatrics
Epidemiology
Cross-sectional study
Nicaragua
preschool child
viral respiratory tract infection
0302 clinical medicine
Human bocavirus
Peru
030212 general & internal medicine
Respiratory system
Respiratory Tract Infections
clinical article
Respiratory illness
Respiratory tract infections
biology
article
nose smear
3. Good health
Infectious Diseases
priority journal
real time polymerase chain reaction
Child
Preschool
Population Surveillance
Female
Pulmonary and Respiratory Medicine
medicine.medical_specialty
030231 tropical medicine
human bocavirus
Argentina
sentinel surveillance
respiratory illness
Bocavirus
Parvoviridae Infections
03 medical and health sciences
parasitic diseases
medicine
Humans
Extramural
business.industry
Public Health
Environmental and Occupational Health
Infant
Original Articles
biology.organism_classification
Cross-Sectional Studies
purl.org/pe-repo/ocde/ford#3.02.07 [https]
Etiology
business
Zdroj: Influenza and Other Respiratory Viruses
ISSN: 1750-2640
Popis: Please cite this paper as: Salmon-Mulanovich et al. (2010) Frequency of human bocavirus (HBoV) infection among children with febrile respiratory symptoms in Argentina, Nicaragua and Peru. Influenza and Other Respiratory Viruses 5(1), 1–5. Background Globally, respiratory infections are the primary cause of illness in developing countries, specifically among children; however, an etiological agent for many of these illnesses is rarely identified. Objectives Our study aimed to estimate the frequency of human bocavirus (HBoV) infection among pediatric populations in Argentina, Nicaragua and Peru. Methods We conducted a cross-sectional study using stored samples of an influenza-like illness surveillance program. Irrespective of previous diagnosis, nasopharyngeal or nasal swab specimens were randomly selected and tested using real-time PCR from three sites during 2007 from patients younger than 6 years old. Results A total of 568 specimens from Argentina (185), Nicaragua (192) and Peru (191) were tested. The prevalence of HBoV was 10·8% (95% CI: 6·3; 15·3) in Argentina, 33·3% in Nicaragua (95% CI: 26·6; 40·1) and 25·1% in Peru (95% CI: 18·9; 31·3). Conclusions These findings demonstrate circulation of HBoV in Argentina, Nicaragua and Peru among children with influenza-like symptoms enrolled in a sentinel surveillance program.
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