Detection of Human Bocavirus 2 DNA from a Girl with Plastic Bronchitis

Abstract

Human bocavirus 2 genome was detected from the mucus secretion of a 4-year-old girl afflicted by plastic bronchitis. Since human bocavirus 1 has been detected from intratracheal aspirate and acute-phase serum from a patient with plastic bronchitis, human bocaviruses 1 and 2 might be directly or indirectly responsible for inflammation of the lungs followed by mucous plugging.