id author title date pages extension mime words sentences flesch summary cache txt cord-294155-94skyx5f Terrosi, Chiara Human bocavirus detection in an atopic child affected by pneumonia associated with wheezing 2007-08-07 .txt text/plain 1360 82 52 HBoV was detected in respiratory samples by PCR, but its aetiologic role in the pathogenesis of acute respiratory infectious diseases is still unclear. CONCLUSIONS: Detection of HboV, as the only microbial agent, in samples from children with wheezing and acute respiratory diseases supports the assumption that this emerging virus could have an aetiologic role in the pathogenesis of respiratory diseases. A new parvovirus, the human bocavirus (HBoV), has recently been discovered by the application of random PCR/cloning technique on respiratory samples (Allender et al., 2005) . In this report, we describe a case of pneumonia and severe wheezing associated with HBoV DNA in the pharyngeal swab sample from a child. The detection of HBoV in the nasopharyngeal swab in a child with a clinical picture of pneumonia supports the assumption that this virus has a causative role in respiratory diseases. Human bocavirus DNA detected by quantitative real-time PCR in two children hospitalized for lower respiratory tract infection ./cache/cord-294155-94skyx5f.txt ./txt/cord-294155-94skyx5f.txt