Severe Human Bocavirus–Associated Pneumonia in Adults at a Referral Hospital, Seoul, South Korea

We report a case series of severe human bocavirus–associated pneumonia in adults in Seoul, South Korea. The virus accounted for 0.5% of all severe pneumonia cases. Structural lung disease and hematologic malignancy were common underlying diseases. Overall death rate was 54.5%. Higher death rates were associated with co-infection (83.3%) and immunocompromise (80.0%)..

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E-Artikel

Erscheinungsjahr:

2021

Erschienen:

2021

Enthalten in:

Zur Gesamtaufnahme - volume:27

Enthalten in:

Emerging Infectious Diseases - 27(2021), 1, Seite 226-228

Sprache:

Englisch

Beteiligte Personen:

Sang-Ho Choi [VerfasserIn]
Jin Won Huh [VerfasserIn]
Sang-Bum Hong [VerfasserIn]
Jiwon Jung [VerfasserIn]
Min Jae Kim [VerfasserIn]
Yong Pil Chong [VerfasserIn]
Sung-Han Kim [VerfasserIn]
Heungsup Sung [VerfasserIn]
Eun Jin Chae [VerfasserIn]
Kyung-Hyun Do [VerfasserIn]
Sang-Oh Lee [VerfasserIn]
Chae-Man Lim [VerfasserIn]
Yang Soo Kim [VerfasserIn]
Jun Hee Woo [VerfasserIn]
Younsuck Koh [VerfasserIn]

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Themen:

Bocavirus
Co-infection
Infectious and parasitic diseases
Intensive-care units
Medicine
Mortality
Pneumonia
R
Viruses

doi:

10.3201/eid2701.202061

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PPN (Katalog-ID):

DOAJ064343847