Human Metapneumovirus in Children, Singapore

Four hundred specimens were collected from pediatric patients hospitalized in Singapore; 21 of these specimens tested positive for human metapneumovirus (HMPV), with the A2 genotype predominating. A 5% infection rate was estimated, suggesting that HMPV is a significant cause of morbidity among the p...

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Autores principales: Loo, Liat Hui, Tan, Boon Huan, Ng, Ley Moy, Tee, Nancy W.S., Lin, Raymond T.P., Sugrue, Richard J.
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Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Centers for Disease Control and Prevention 2007
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC2857288/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/18252120
http://dx.doi.org/10.3201/eid1309.070220
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author Loo, Liat Hui
Tan, Boon Huan
Ng, Ley Moy
Tee, Nancy W.S.
Lin, Raymond T.P.
Sugrue, Richard J.
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description Four hundred specimens were collected from pediatric patients hospitalized in Singapore; 21 of these specimens tested positive for human metapneumovirus (HMPV), with the A2 genotype predominating. A 5% infection rate was estimated, suggesting that HMPV is a significant cause of morbidity among the pediatric population of Singapore.
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spelling pubmed-28572882010-05-06 Human Metapneumovirus in Children, Singapore Loo, Liat Hui Tan, Boon Huan Ng, Ley Moy Tee, Nancy W.S. Lin, Raymond T.P. Sugrue, Richard J. Emerg Infect Dis Dispatch Four hundred specimens were collected from pediatric patients hospitalized in Singapore; 21 of these specimens tested positive for human metapneumovirus (HMPV), with the A2 genotype predominating. A 5% infection rate was estimated, suggesting that HMPV is a significant cause of morbidity among the pediatric population of Singapore. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention 2007-09 /pmc/articles/PMC2857288/ /pubmed/18252120 http://dx.doi.org/10.3201/eid1309.070220 Text en https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/This is a publication of the U.S. Government. This publication is in the public domain and is therefore without copyright. All text from this work may be reprinted freely. Use of these materials should be properly cited.
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Loo, Liat Hui
Tan, Boon Huan
Ng, Ley Moy
Tee, Nancy W.S.
Lin, Raymond T.P.
Sugrue, Richard J.
Human Metapneumovirus in Children, Singapore
title Human Metapneumovirus in Children, Singapore
title_full Human Metapneumovirus in Children, Singapore
title_fullStr Human Metapneumovirus in Children, Singapore
title_full_unstemmed Human Metapneumovirus in Children, Singapore
title_short Human Metapneumovirus in Children, Singapore
title_sort human metapneumovirus in children, singapore
topic Dispatch
url https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC2857288/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/18252120
http://dx.doi.org/10.3201/eid1309.070220
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