Human Metapneumovirus and Severity of Respiratory Syncytial Virus Disease

Human Metapneumovirus and Severity of Respiratory Syncytial Virus Disease

We screened 23 children with severe respiratory syncytial virus (RSV) disease and 23 children with mild RSV disease for human metapneumovirus (HMPV). Although HMPV was circulating in Connecticut, none of the 46 RSV-infected patients tested positive for HMPV. In our study population, HMPV did not con...

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Main Authors: Isaac Lazar, Carla Weibel, James Dziura, David Ferguson, Marie L. Landry, Jeffrey S. Kahn
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Centers for Disease Control and Prevention 2004-07-01
Series:Emerging Infectious Diseases
Subjects:
human metapneumovirus
hMPV
respiratory syncytial virus
RSV
co-infection
Pediatric Intensive Care Unit
Online Access:https://wwwnc.cdc.gov/eid/article/10/7/03-0983_article

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