Volume 13, Number 11—November 2007
Letter
Human Bocavirus in Infants, New Zealand
Natalie Redshaw*†, Catherine Wood*, Fenella Rich*, Keith Grimwood†, and Joanna R. Kirman*
Table
Summary of 8 infants with human bocavirus infection hospitalized with bronchiolitis, New Zealand, 2003–2005*
| Infant no. | Date admitted | Sex/ age, mo | Ethnicity | Attended daycare? | Length of hospital stay, d | Illness severity | Apnea | Underlying conditions/ comorbitities | RSV subtype | Highest temp., °C | Enteritic symptoms |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Jul 2003 | M/9 | Pacific | No | 16 | Mod | – | – | A | 40.1 | Diarrhea |
| 2 | Aug 2003 | F/4 | Pacific | No | 6 | Sev | – | – | B | 38.4 | Diarrhea |
| 3 | Sep 2003 | F/11 | NZ European | No | 1 | Mod | – | – | – | 38.1 | – |
| 4 | Sep 2003 | F/10 | Pacific | No | 4 | Sev | – | 33 weeks’ gestation | – | 38.3 | Diarrhea |
| 5 | Aug 2004 | M/8 | Pacific | No | 2 | Mod | – | Haemophilus influenzae conjunctivitis | – | 37.7 | – |
| 6 | Jul 2005 | M/10 | Chinese | No | 10 | Mod | – | 34 weeks’ gestation, repaired esophageal atresia and tracheomalacia | – | 37.7 | – |
| 7 | Aug 2005 | F/9 | Pacific | No | 9 | Sev | + | 30 weeks’ gestation | A | 39.2 | – |
| 8 | Sep 2005 | M/13 | NZ European | Yes | 5 | Mod | – | Hydronephrosis, Pseudomonas aeruginosa urinary tract infection | – | 37.4 | – |
*Temp., temperature; Mod, moderate; Sev, severe; –, absent; NZ, New Zealand;+, present.
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