Analysis of a Cohort of 165 Pediatric Patients with Human Bocavirus Infection and Comparison between Mono-Infection and Respiratory Co-Infections: A Retrospective Study.
Alice CaporizziFederica RavidàSara BarneschiMaria MoriondoFrancesco NiedduSilvia BosciaMariangela StincoSilvia RicciSandra TrapaniPublished in: Pathogens (Basel, Switzerland) (2024)
HBoV should be considered a relevant respiratory pathogen especially in viral co-infections. Patients with HBoV co-infections have a higher risk of necessitating advanced respiratory support with more PICU admission and longer LOS; a previous respiratory disease puts them at a higher risk of longer hospitalization.