Phylogenetic analysis of human bocavirus in children with acute respiratory infections in Iran

(2019) Phylogenetic analysis of human bocavirus in children with acute respiratory infections in Iran. Acta Microbiol Immunol Hung. pp. 1-13. ISSN 1588-2640 (Electronic) 1217-8950 (Linking)

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Abstract

Human bocavirus (HBoV) was first characterized in nasopharyngeal aspirates from young children with acute respiratory infections. It is prevalent among children with acute wheezing. This study was carried out in order to analyze the infection frequency and coinfection rates of HBoV with respiratory syncytial virus (RSV) and to perform phylogenetic analysis of HBoV in samples of children with acute respiratory infection in Isfahan, Iran. During the time period 2016-2017, altogether 75 respiratory samples from children hospitalized with acute respiratory infection were collected. The samples were first screened for RSV by direct immunofluorescence method and then subjected to detect HBoV DNA by PCR. Genotyping of HBoV-positive samples was conducted by direct sequencing of PCR products using NP and VP1/VP2 genes. Out of 75 respiratory samples, 20 (26.7) and 10 (13.3) were positive for RSV and HBoV, respectively. The coinfection rate was 40 (p = 0.048). Considering the seasonal distribution, winter has the highest extent outbreak (p = 0.036). Sequence analysis of positive samples exhibits that all of the isolated HBoV were related to genotype 1 (HBoV-1) with minimal sequence variations. Increasing frequency of HBoV suggests that the virus is related to acute respiratory infection in children. A single genetic lineage of HBoV1 seems to be the major genotype in Iran.

Item Type: Article
Keywords: Iran acute respiratory tract infection human bocavirus phylogenetic analysis respiratory syncytial virus
Subjects: WF Respiratory System
WS Pediatrics
Divisions: Faculty of Medicine > Department of Basic Science > Department of Microbiology
Page Range: pp. 1-13
Journal or Publication Title: Acta Microbiol Immunol Hung
Journal Index: Pubmed
Identification Number: https://doi.org/10.1556/030.66.2019.017
ISSN: 1588-2640 (Electronic) 1217-8950 (Linking)
Depositing User: Zahra Otroj
URI: http://eprints.mui.ac.ir/id/eprint/10497

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