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First detected human bocavirus in a Malaysian child with pneumonia and pre-existing asthma: a case report

Etemadi MR 1 , Jalilian FA 2 , Abd Wahab N 3 , Jahanshiri F 4 , Amini R 5 , Othman N 6 Show all authors , Sekawi Z 7

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  • 1 M R Etemadi, MSc. Department of Medical Microbiology and Parasitology, Faculty of Medicine and Health Sciences, University Putra Malaysia, Selangor.
  • 2 F Azizi Jalilian, PhD. Department of Medical Microbiology, Faculty of Medicine, Ilam University of Medical Sciences, Ilam, Iran.
  • 3 N Abd Wahab, MMed. Department of Pediatrics, Serdang Hospital, Selangor DE, Malaysia.
  • 4 F Jahanshiri, PhD. Department of Medical Microbiology and Parasitology, Faculty of Medicine and Health Sciences, University Putra Malaysia.
  • 5 R Amini, PhD. Department of Molecular Medicine, Faculty of Medicine, Hamadan University of Medical Sciences, Hamadan, Iran.
  • 6 N Othman, MRCP. Department of Pediatrics, Faculty of Medicine and Health Sciences, University Putra Malaysia.
  • 7 Zamberi Sekawi, MPath. Department of Medical Microbiology and Parasitology, University Putra Malaysia, 43400 UPM, Serdang, Selangor, Malaysia. zamberi@medic.upm.edu.my
Med J Malaysia, 2012 Aug;67(4):433-4.
PMID: 23082460 MyJurnal

Abstract

Human bocavirus (HBoV) is a newly discovered parvovirus associated with respiratory disease in children. There are many reports worldwide on the endemicity of this virus. Since it is relatively new, detection in clinical laboratories is not routinely performed. We describe the first detection of HBoV in Malaysia in a 13-month-old boy with pneumonia and underlying asthma. The infective agent was confirmed by molecular methods.

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