Abstract
The disease spectrum associated with human bocavirus-1 infection remains to be fully defined. We report a case of bocavirus-1-associated bronchiolitis, leading to severe respiratory failure and extracorporeal membrane oxygenation in a 4-year-old child, and suggest blood testing for human bocavirus-1 in children with severe respiratory tract infection.
MeSH terms
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Bronchiolitis / complications
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Bronchiolitis / diagnosis*
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Bronchiolitis / pathology
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Bronchiolitis / virology*
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Child, Preschool
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Extracorporeal Membrane Oxygenation
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Female
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Human bocavirus / isolation & purification*
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Humans
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Parvoviridae Infections / diagnosis*
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Parvoviridae Infections / pathology
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Parvoviridae Infections / virology*
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Respiratory Insufficiency / diagnosis*
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Respiratory Insufficiency / pathology
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Respiratory Insufficiency / therapy
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Respiratory Insufficiency / virology*