DETECTION OF HUMAN BOCAVIRUS IN RESPIRATORY TRACT SPECIMENS

Authors : Yeliz Tanriverdi Çayci, Elif Ateş, Demet Gür Vural, Kemal Bilgin, Asuman Birinci

Pages : 206-212

Doi:10.34084/bshr.1321392

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Publication Date : 2023-10-25

Article Type : Research Paper

Abstract :Objective: The aim of this study was to retrospectively examine the patients who presented with the complaints of respiratory tract infection and were found to have Human Bocavirus in the samples studied with the respiratory tract pathogens panel. Methods: We retrospectively analyzed patients of all age groups who were diagnosed with Human Bocavirus by PCR in the respiratory tract pathogens panel between January 2019 and November 2022. Results: Human Bocavirus was detected in 36 (3.64%) of 989 patients whose samples were studied with the respiratory tract pathogens panel. Fifteen of the patients (n:36) were under three years old. While Human Bocavirus was detected alone in 18 (50%) of the patients (n: 36), it was detected together with another factor in 18 (50%) patients. Conclusion: Human Bocavirus can be detected alone and/or as co-, infection in children with acute respiratory tract infection. The cause-effect relationship between Human Bocavirus and respiratory tract infection is not clearly known.
Keywords : Human Bocavirus, Acute Respiratory Infection, Respiratory tract pathogens panel

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