Key result
Human bocavirus 2 infection is linked to fatal disseminated disease and subacute lymphocytic myocarditis.
Why the study?
Human bocavirus has rarely been implicated in fatal or life-threatening respiratory infections, and its association with myocarditis is not well characterized.
Human bocavirus 2 may be associated with fatal disseminated infection and subacute lymphocytic myocarditis in pediatric patients.
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May prompt HBoV testing in unexplained pediatric myocarditis; leaves open its causal role in fatal disseminated disease.
Brebion et al. (2013) studied this question. Human bocavirus 2 infection was associated with a fatal disseminated infection and subacute lymphocytic myocarditis in a 13-month-old child.
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