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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Autores principales: Pelletier, Gilles, Déry, Pierre, Abed, Yacine, Boivin, Guy
Formato: Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Centers for Disease Control and Prevention 2002
Materias:
Dispatch
Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC2732551/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/12194777
http://dx.doi.org/10.3201/eid0809.020238
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Sumario: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 seasons caused by genetically distinct HMPV strains.

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