Prevalence and risk factors of human Bocavirus infection among pediatric patients with community-acquired pneumonia
Yousef, R., Elsebaie, E., ElAwady, H., El-Helw, N., Elawady, B. (2025). Prevalence and risk factors of human Bocavirus infection among pediatric patients with community-acquired pneumonia. EKB Journal Management System, 6(2), 551-559. doi: 10.21608/mid.2025.341941.2382
Reham H A Yousef; Eman Hany Elsebaie; Heba Ahmed ElAwady; Norhan Osama El-Helw; Basma Ahmed Elawady. "Prevalence and risk factors of human Bocavirus infection among pediatric patients with community-acquired pneumonia". EKB Journal Management System, 6, 2, 2025, 551-559. doi: 10.21608/mid.2025.341941.2382
Yousef, R., Elsebaie, E., ElAwady, H., El-Helw, N., Elawady, B. (2025). 'Prevalence and risk factors of human Bocavirus infection among pediatric patients with community-acquired pneumonia', EKB Journal Management System, 6(2), pp. 551-559. doi: 10.21608/mid.2025.341941.2382
Yousef, R., Elsebaie, E., ElAwady, H., El-Helw, N., Elawady, B. Prevalence and risk factors of human Bocavirus infection among pediatric patients with community-acquired pneumonia. EKB Journal Management System, 2025; 6(2): 551-559. doi: 10.21608/mid.2025.341941.2382

Prevalence and risk factors of human Bocavirus infection among pediatric patients with community-acquired pneumonia

Microbes and Infectious Diseases
Volume 6, Issue 2, May 2025, Page 551-559  XML PDF (707.5 K)
Document Type: Original Article
DOI: 10.21608/mid.2025.341941.2382
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Authors
Reham H A Youseforcid 1, 2; Eman Hany Elsebaieorcid 3; Heba Ahmed ElAwadyorcid 4; Norhan Osama El-Helw5; Basma Ahmed Elawady email orcid 6
1Department of Microbiology Immunology, Arabian Gulf University, Bahrain
2Department of Clinical and Chemical Pathology, Faculty of Medicine, Cairo University
3Public Health and Community Medicine Department, Faculty of Medicine, Cairo University, Egypt
4Department of Pediatrics, Faculty of Medicine, Fayoum University, Egypt
5Medical Microbiology and Immunology Department, Faculty of dentistry, Alryada University for Science and Technology, Egypt
6Medical Microbiology and Immunology Department, Faculty of Medicine, Cairo University, Egypt
Abstract
Background: Human bocavirus (HBoV) in particular HBoV-1 is a parvovirus commonly found in the respiratory tract of young children. Infection with HBoV-1 can cause cough, sore throat, nausea and headache that can last for 1-2 weeks. Our objective was to detect the presence of HBoV-1 in nasopharyngeal aspirate of children with community-acquired pneumonia (CAP) and to identify the relevant risk factors. Methods: Ninety nasopharyngeal aspirates from patients (aged 0-5 years) which were diagnosed clinically and radiologically with CAP admitted to the emergency department of two tertiary care hospitals from January to April. All specimens were subjected to routine culture technique as well as real-time RCR. Results: Out of 90 upper respiratory samples, HBoV-1 infection was detected in 3 cases (3.3%) with upper coryza and tachypnea. Pseudomonas and Klebsiella species were also isolated from sputum samples. Conclusion: HBoV-1 was one of the causal factors of CAP, even as a sole agent or with other co-infections.
Keywords
community-acquired pneumonia; human bocavirus; HBoV-1; co-infections; nasopharngeal aspirate
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