| real-time pcr assays for detection of bocavirus in human specimens. | the recently discovered human bocavirus (hbov) is the first member of the family parvoviridae, genus bocavirus, to be potentially associated with human disease. several studies have identified hbov in respiratory specimens from children with acute respiratory disease, but the full spectrum of clinical disease and the epidemiology of hbov infection remain unclear. the availability of rapid and reliable molecular diagnostics would therefore aid future studies of this novel virus. to address this, ... | 2006 | 16954253 |