Human metapneumovirus in children, Singapore

Human metapneumovirus in children, Singapore

Four hundred specimens were collected from pediatric patients hospitalized in Singapore; 21 of these specimens tested positive for human metapneumovirus (HMPV), with the A2 genotype predominating. A 5% infection rate was estimated, suggesting that HMPV is a significant cause of morbidity among the p...

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Veröffentlicht in:Emerging infectious diseases 2007-09, Vol.13 (9), p.1396-1398
Hauptverfasser: Loo, Liat Hui, Tan, Boon Huan, Ng, Ley Moy, Tee, Nancy W S, Lin, Raymond T P, Sugrue, Richard J
Format: Artikel
Sprache:eng
Schlagworte:
Child
Child, Preschool
Dispatch
Health aspects
Human metapneumovirus
Humans
Infant
Infection
Medical research
Medicine, Experimental
Metapneumovirus - genetics
Metapneumovirus - isolation & purification
P protein
Paramyxoviridae Infections - epidemiology
Paramyxoviridae Infections - virology
paramyxovirus
Pediatrics
Phylogeny
Respiratory tract diseases
Respiratory Tract Infections - epidemiology
Respiratory Tract Infections - virology
Singapore
Viral Proteins - genetics
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Zusammenfassung:Four hundred specimens were collected from pediatric patients hospitalized in Singapore; 21 of these specimens tested positive for human metapneumovirus (HMPV), with the A2 genotype predominating. A 5% infection rate was estimated, suggesting that HMPV is a significant cause of morbidity among the pediatric population of Singapore.
ISSN:1080-6040
1080-6059
DOI:10.3201/eid1309.070220