September 2010. Volume 6. Number 3

The presence of human bocavirus seems to be associated with an increased duration of symptoms of acute respiratory infections in children

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
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Martin ET, Fairchok MP, Kuypers J, Magaret A, Zerr DM, Wald A and Englund JA. Frequent and prolonged shedding of Bocavirus in young children attending daycare. J Infect Dis. 2010;201:1625-32
Reviewers: Cuervo Valdés JJ1, Carreazo Pariasca NY2.
1CS Ciudad Jardín. Badajoz. España.
2Hospital de Emergencias Pediátricas. Lima. Perú.
Correspondence: Jaime Javier Cuervo Valdés. Email: jaimejcv@gmail.com
Reception date: 19/07/2010
Acceptance date: 02/08/2010
Publication date: 18/08/2010

Abstract

Authors’ conclusions: human bocavirus was the most frequent virus detected in the most serious acute respiratory infections. However, bocavirus detection was not associated with presence of respiratory disease or specific respiratory symptoms in infants and young children attending daycare.

Reviewers’ commentary: human bocavirus is a frequent colonizer of the nasal mucosa, and although it is not possible to prove its etiological role in acute respiratory infections, it may be associated with increased duration of respiratory symptoms.

How to cite this article

Cuervo Valdés JJ, Carreazo Pariasca NY. La presencia del bocavirus humano podría asociarse a una mayor duración de los síntomas de las infecciones respiratorias agudas en niños. Evid Pediatr. 2010;6:57.

AVC | Critically appraised articles

Martin ET, Fairchok MP, Kuypers J, Magaret A, Zerr DM, Wald A and Englund JA. Frequent and prolonged shedding of Bocavirus in young children attending daycare. J Infect Dis. 2010;201:1625-32
Reviewers: Cuervo Valdés JJ1, Carreazo Pariasca NY2.
1CS Ciudad Jardín. Badajoz. España.
2Hospital de Emergencias Pediátricas. Lima. Perú.
Correspondence: Jaime Javier Cuervo Valdés. Email: jaimejcv@gmail.com
Reception date: 19/07/2010
Acceptance date: 02/08/2010
Publication date: 18/08/2010

Structured Abstract

The presence of human bocavirus seems to be associated with an increased duration of symptoms of acute respiratory infections in children

How to cite this article

Cuervo Valdés JJ, Carreazo Pariasca NY. La presencia del bocavirus humano podría asociarse a una mayor duración de los síntomas de las infecciones respiratorias agudas en niños. Evid Pediatr. 2010;6:57.

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  2. Von Linstow ML, Høgh M, Høgh B. Clinical and epidemiologic characteristics of human bocavirus in Danish infants: results from a prospective birth cohort study. Pediatr Infect Dis J. 2008;27:897-902.
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