Abstract
Human cosavirus is a novel picornavirus recently identified in feces from children in southern Asia. We report infection with human cosavirus in a patient in the Mediterranean area. The patient was an adult double lung transplant recipient who had chronic diarrhea associated with persistent infection with human cosavirus.
Highlights
Human cosavirus is a novel picornavirus recently identified in feces from children in southern Asia
We report a case of HCoSV infection in an immunocompromised woman in northern Italy and the results of retrospective HCoSV testing of 689 stored fecal samples from hospitalized patients with gastrointestinal signs and symptoms
In 2008, a new virus was detected in fecal samples from children with nonpolio acute flaccid paralysis [1]
Summary
Human cosavirus is a novel picornavirus recently identified in feces from children in southern Asia. HCoSV-positive patients were co-infected with other gastroenteric viruses. We report a case of HCoSV infection in an immunocompromised woman in northern Italy and the results of retrospective HCoSV testing of 689 stored fecal samples from hospitalized patients with gastrointestinal signs and symptoms.
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