Abstract
Prevalence of Human Bocavirus in Human Tonsils and Adenoids
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Letters Letters commenting on recent articles as well as letters reporting cases, outbreaks, or original research are welcome
To the Editor: Recently, Longtin et al [1] reported a high rate (43%) of human bocavirus (HBoV) infection in a group of children chosen to serve as controls in a study of HBoV prevalence among hospitalized children and adults
Because the Longtin study surgeries were mainly tonsillectomies, adenoidectomies, and myringotomies, Lu et al examined the possibility that tonsillar tissues, which include the adenoids, are sites of persistent HBoV infection
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Letters Letters commenting on recent articles as well as letters reporting cases, outbreaks, or original research are welcome. To the Editor: Recently, Longtin et al [1] reported a high rate (43%) of human bocavirus (HBoV) infection in a group of children chosen to serve as controls in a study of HBoV prevalence among hospitalized children and adults. Previous reports had found low HBoV prevalence rates of 0%–1% in control groups [2,3]. Because the Longtin study surgeries were mainly tonsillectomies, adenoidectomies, and myringotomies, Lu et al examined the possibility that tonsillar tissues, which include the adenoids, are sites of persistent HBoV infection.
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