2018

Author(s): Liu WK, Liu Q, Chen DH, Tan WP, Cai Y, Qiu SY, Xu D, Li C, Li X, Lin ZS, Zhou R

BACKGROUND: Human bocavirus 1 (HBoV1) is an important cause of acute respiratory illness (ARI), yet the epidemiology and effect of meteorological conditions on infection is not fully understood. To investigate the distribution of HBoV1 and determine the effect of meteorological conditions, hospitalized pediatric patients were studied in a subtropical region of China. METHODS: Samples from 11,399 hospitalized pediatric patients (

Journal: BMC Infectious Diseases