National Cross-Sectional Study Assessing the Positivity Rate and Clinical Manifestations of Human Bocavirus Respiratory Infections Among Hospitalized Children Under 5 Years of Age in Jordan

Journal article

Human bocavirus (HBoV) is an important respiratory pathogen in young children, but recent data from Jordan are limited. This study assessed the positivity rate, epidemiological profile, clinical manifestations, and predictors of HBoV infection among hospitalized children aged p = 0.021). Household smoking, residence outside Amman, and longer hospital stay were independent predictors of HBoV positivity. HBoV infection was not independently associated with complications. HBoV accounted for a measurable proportion of pediatric respiratory hospitalizations in Jordan and remains a relevant contributor to respiratory morbidity in children under 5 years.

Authors: Abu Lubad, M; Abu-Helalah, M; Al-Hanaktah, M; Alhousani, M; Khatatbeh, J

• Publication status: Published
• Peer review status: Peer reviewed
• Publisher: MDPI
• Journal: Pathogens
• Volume: 15
• Issue: 5
• Pages: 515
• Publication date: 2026-05-12
• DOI: 10.3390/pathogens15050515
• EISSN: 2076-0817
• ISSN: 2076-0817
• Pmid: 42198641
• Language: English
• Keywords: Hospitalization; Parvoviridae Infections; Female; Nasopharynx; Child, Preschool; Epidemiological; Infant; Infant, Newborn; Humans; Cross-Sectional Studies; Respiratory Tract Infections; Human Bocavirus; Jordan; Children; Human bocavirus; Below Age Of Five; Male; Clinical