Volume 13, Number 1—January 2007
Dispatch
Human Bocavirus Infection, People’s Republic of China
Table
Clinical data for children with human bocavirus DNA detected in nasopharyngeal aspirate (NPA) specimens*
| Patient no.(sex) | Age, mo | Days in hospital | Diagnosis | Signs/symptoms | Chest radiograph | Copies/mL specimen (NPA) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 (F) | 12 | 5 | P | Fever, vomiting, diarrhea | NR | 1.2 × 1010 |
| 2 (M) | 18 | 15 | P | Cough, rash | BA-ILM | 3.1 × 104 |
| 3 (M) | 12 | 28 | II | Cough, hypodynamia | RLZ-AS | 5.1 × 109 |
| 4 (M) | 8 | 3 | B | Fever, clonism | NR | 4.3 × 104 |
| 5 (M) | 10 | 15 | BP | Cough | BA-ILM | 2.5 × 1010 |
| 6 (F) | 2 | 2 | BP | Dyspnea, cyanosis | RLZ-AS | 4.7×104 |
| 7 (M) | 4 | 11 | BP | Cough, diarrhea | BA-ILM | 1.6 × 105 (1.2 × 105)† |
| 8 (M) | 120 | 10 | P | Fever, cough | BA-ILM | 4.4 × 104 |
| 9 (M) | 9 | 19 | B | Cough, wheeze | NR | 1.8 × 109 |
| 10 (M) | 2 | 16 | SP | Cough, foaming, ALTE | BAS | 6.7 × 104 (4.4 × 104)† |
| 11 (M) | 24 | 7 | P | Cough, wheeze | RUZ-AS | 1.8 × 109 |
| 12 (M) | 14 | 6 | B | Cough, wheeze, polypnea | NR | 4.2 × 104 |
| 13 (M) | 36 | 14 | B | Fever, cough, wheeze | NR | 4.8 × 104 |
| 14 (F) | 8 | 17 | B | Fever, cough, wheeze | NR | 5.5 × 104 |
| 15 (M) | 6 | 8 | BP | Cough, polypnea, diarrhea | BA-ILM | 2.4 × 104 |
| 16 (F) | 6 | 8 | FOU | Fever, cough, wheeze | BA-ILM | 7.3 × 104 |
| 17 (M) | 6 | 5 | BP | Cough, diarrhea | BAS | 4.5 × 104 |
| 18 (M) | 15 | 9 | B | Cough, wheeze, diarrhea | NR | 6.1 × 104 |
| 19 (M) | 7 | 9 | BP | Cough, polypnea | NR | 3.8 × 105 |
| 20 (M) | 2 | 15 | BP | Cough, polypnea | BAS | 7.6 × 104 |
| 21 (M) | 9 | 6 | P | Fever, cough, diarrhea | NR | 8.3 × 104 |
*M, male; F, female; P, pneumonia; NR, none reported; BA, bilateral airspace; ILM, increased lung marking; II, intracranial infection; RLZ, right lower zone; B, bronchitis; BP, bronchopneumonia; SP, severe pneumonia; ALTE, apparent life-threatening event; RUZ, right upper zone; AS, airspace shadows; FOU, fever of unknown origin; BAS, bilateral airspace shadows.
†Parentheses show virus titer in serum sample.
