| human bocavirus as an important cause of respiratory tract infection in taiwanese children. | background: human bocavirus (hbov), first described in september 2005, was considered a causative agent of previously unexplained respiratory tract diseases. however, only few reports provide the evidence for an association between hbov and respiratory tract diseases. we conducted a prospective clinical and molecular study of hbov in taiwan. methods: we enrolled 705 children who visited our outpatient pediatric clinics in a medical center because of symptoms and signs of respiratory tract infect ... | 2011 | 21524979 |
| viral etiology of acute lower respiratory tract infections in hospitalized young children in northern taiwan. | lower respiratory tract infections (lrtis) comprise a great proportion of diagnoses among hospitalized children. this study identifies the viral pathogens causing lrtis in young children and compares their clinical features and disease severity. | 2011 | 21524612 |
| clinical and genetic analysis of human bocavirus in children with lower respiratory tract infection in taiwan. | human bocavirus (hbov) is a likely etiologic agent of acute respiratory disease in children. the prevalence of this virus has been studied in several sites worldwide. we conducted the first clinical and molecular study of hbov in taiwan at the centers for diseases control, taiwan. | 2009 | 19208496 |
| molecular viral epidemiology and clinical characterization of acute febrile respiratory infections in hospitalized children in taiwan. | acute respiratory infection (ari) is a leading cause of morbidity and hospitalization in children. to profile the viruses causing ari in children admitted to a community-based hospital in central taiwan, a cross-sectional study was conducted on children under 14 years of age that were hospitalized with febrile ari. viral etiology was determined using conventional cell culture and a commercial respiratory virus panel fast assay (xtag rvp), capable of detecting 19 different respiratory viruses and ... | 2015 | 26089293 |
| molecular detection of human bocavirus 1 and 2 in children with acute gastroenteritis in taiwan. | human bocaviruses (hbovs) have been detected in human gastrointestinal infections worldwide. although hbov global prevalence and strains diversity have been reported, but epidemiological data from taiwan is largely unavailable to date. a total of 110 fecal samples from stools of diarrheic children at a general hospital, taiwan, obtained from august 2012 to july 2013, were analyzed by nested pcr targeting a partial fragment (576 bp) of hbov vp1/vp2 gene, which revealed 4 positive fecal samples. c ... | 2015 | 26867358 |
| viral etiology of bronchiolitis among pediatric inpatients in northern taiwan with emphasis on newly identified respiratory viruses. | viral etiology of bronchiolitis in children in taiwan has been fragmentary. we conducted a prospective study to figure out the viral epidemiology of bronchiolitis in taiwan. | 2014 | 23040235 |