First Report of Respiratory Syncytial Virus and Human Metapneumovirus Co-Infection in a 2-Year-Old Kawasaki Patient in Iran

Background: Respiratory virus infections in children are a leading cause of morbidity and mortality worldwide. Methods: A total of 897 clinical specimens were collected from February 2007 to January 2008 and transported to the Na­tional Influenza Center. Two hundred and two samples belon...

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Main Authors: S Shatizadeh Malekshahi, T Mokhtari Azad, Sh Shahmahmoodi, J Yavarian, F Rezaei, M Naseri
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Tehran University of Medical Sciences 2010-12-01
Series:Iranian Journal of Public Health
Subjects:
RSV
Online Access:http://journals.tums.ac.ir/PdfMed.aspx?pdf_med=/upload_files/pdf/17276.pdf&manuscript_id=17276