Abstract
Background: Diagnosis of human bocavirus 1 (HBoV1) has been based on qualitative PCRs detecting HBoV1 DNA or detection of HBoV1 mRNA. Objective: This study aims to assess whether a rapid and automated HBoV1 antigen test is suitable for diagnosis of acute HBoV1 infection. Study design: HBoV1 antigen detection has been compared with quantitative HBoV1 DNA PCR and HBoV1 mRNA RT-PCR. Results and conclusion: We conclude that HBoV1 antigen detection has higher clinical specificity and positive predictive value than HBoV1 DNA qualitative PCRs, yet a lower sensitivity than HBoV1 mRNA detection. Additionally, HBoV1 antigen detection is beneficial in its rapidity and availability as a point-of-care test.
| Original language | English |
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| Pages (from-to) | 17-19 |
| Number of pages | 3 |
| Journal | Journal of Clinical Virology |
| Volume | 120 |
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| Publication status | Published - Nov 2019 |
UN SDGs
This output contributes to the following UN Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs)
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SDG 3 Good Health and Well-being
Keywords*
- Diagnosis
- Human bocavirus 1
- Parvovirus
- Pediatric infection
- Polymerase chain reaction
- Rapid antigen detection assay
- Respiratory tract infection
Field of Science*
- 3.2 Clinical medicine
- 3.1 Basic medicine
Publication Type*
- 1.1. Scientific article indexed in Web of Science and/or Scopus database
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