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. 2009 Jun;39(6):353-5.
doi: 10.1016/j.medmal.2008.10.022. Epub 2008 Dec 4.

[Human bocavirus infections]

[Article in French]
C Catalano-Pons  1 , C Vallet, P Lebon, D Gendrel
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[Human bocavirus infections]

[Article in French]
C Catalano-Pons et al. Med Mal Infect. 2009 Jun.

Abstract
in English, French

Human Bocavirus (HboV) was recently cloned by a systematic screening of nasopharyngeal samples from children hospitalized for respiratory tract infections. This virus, genus Bocavirus, family Parvoviridae, was identified by screening for its DNA in 5% of nasopharyngeal aspirates, as reported in several studies. It may be responsible for upper and lower respiratory tract infections of young children under five years with a peak rate in winter. Because of a high rate of viral co-infections, its pathogenic role in these infections should be documented. Further studies are required to determine the role of this possibly systemic virus in other affections.

Le bocavirus humain (HboV) a été récemment cloné lors d’un criblage systématique de prélèvements nasopharyngés d’enfants hospitalisés pour infections respiratoires. Ce virus, du genre bocavirus, de la famille des Parvoviridae, a été détecté par son ADN, lors de différentes études, dans environ 5 % des prélèvements nasopharyngés. Il serait responsable d’infections respiratoires hautes et basses chez les jeunes enfant de moins de cinq ans avec un pic hivernal. Son rôle pathogène dans ces infections reste encore à déterminer, compte tenu d’un taux élevé de co-infections virales. Des études supplémentaires permettront de préciser le rôle de ce virus, possiblement systémique, dans d’autres affections.

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Fig. 1
Bocavirus visualisés directement d’un prélèvement nasopharyngé après agglutination par immunoglobulines (Cliché P Lebon). Bocavirus on direct microscopic examination of a naso-pharyngeal sample after agglutination by immunoglobulins (Photo by P Lebon).
Fig. 2
Fig. 2
Bocavirus agglutinés par immunoglobulines et agglutinats de protéines virales (Cliché P Lebon). Bocavirus agglutinated by immunoglobulins and viral protein agglutinates (Photo by P Lebon).
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