Human metapneumovirus: insights from a ten-year molecular and epidemiological analysis in Germany.

Human metapneumovirus (HMPV) is a cause of respiratory tract illness at all ages. In this study the epidemiological and molecular diversity among patients of different ages was investigated. Between 2000-2001 and 2009-2010, HMPV was detected in 3% (138/4,549) of samples from outpatients with influen...

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Main Authors: Janine Reiche, Sonja Jacobsen, Katrin Neubauer, Susi Hafemann, Andreas Nitsche, Jeanette Milde, Thorsten Wolff, Brunhilde Schweiger
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2014-01-01
Series:PLoS ONE
Online Access:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/pmid/24505479/pdf/?tool=EBI