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 wer...

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Autores principales: Choi, Sang-Ho, Huh, Jin Won, Hong, Sang-Bum, Jung, Jiwon, Kim, Min Jae, Chong, Yong Pil, Kim, Sung-Han, Sung, Heungsup, Chae, Eun Jin, Do, Kyung-Hyun, Lee, Sang-Oh, Lim, Chae-Man, Kim, Yang Soo, Woo, Jun Hee, Koh, Younsuck
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Centers for Disease Control and Prevention 2021
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Dispatch
Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC7774574/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/33350914
http://dx.doi.org/10.3201/eid2701.202061
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Sumario: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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