1. Human bocavirus in children with acute gastroenteritis, Chile, 1985-2010.
- Author
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Levican J, Navas E, Orizola J, Avendaño LF, and Gaggero A
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- Child, Preschool, Chile epidemiology, DNA, Viral, Gastroenteritis history, Gastroenteritis virology, Genetic Variation, Genotype, History, 20th Century, History, 21st Century, Humans, Infant, Infant, Newborn, Molecular Sequence Data, Parvoviridae Infections history, Phylogeny, Viral Nonstructural Proteins genetics, Gastroenteritis epidemiology, Human bocavirus classification, Human bocavirus genetics, Parvoviridae Infections epidemiology
- Abstract
We detected human bocavirus in 89 (19.3%) of 462 fecal samples collected during 3 periods from 1985 through 2010 from children <5 years of age in Chile who were hospitalized with acute gastroenteritis. Our findings confirm the long-term circulation of human bocavirus in Chile.
- Published
- 2013
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