Respiratory Tract Reinfections by the New Human Metapneumovirus in an Immunocompromised Child

The human Metapneumovirus (HMPV), a new member of the Paramyxoviridae family, has been recently associated with respiratory tract infections in young children. We report the case of a young, immunocompromised child who had severe lower respiratory tract infections during two consecutive winter seaso...

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Main Authors: Gilles Pelletier, Pierre Déry, Yacine Abed, Guy Boivin
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Centers for Disease Control and Prevention 2002-09-01
Series:Emerging Infectious Diseases
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Online Access:https://wwwnc.cdc.gov/eid/article/8/9/02-0238_article