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Prophylactic and therapeutic approaches for human metapneumovirus

Human metapneumovirus (HMPV) is an important pneumovirus which causes acute respiratory disease in human beings. The viral infection leads to mild to severe respiratory symptoms depending on the age and immune status of the infected individual. Several groups across the world are working on the deve...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Autores principales: Kumar, Prashant, Srivastava, Mansi
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Springer India 2018
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC6261883/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/30539045
http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/s13337-018-0498-5
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Sumario:Human metapneumovirus (HMPV) is an important pneumovirus which causes acute respiratory disease in human beings. The viral infection leads to mild to severe respiratory symptoms depending on the age and immune status of the infected individual. Several groups across the world are working on the development of immunogens and therapy to manage HMPV infection with promising results under laboratory conditions but till date any virus specific vaccine or therapy has not been approved for clinical use. This minireview gives an overview of the prophylactic and therapeutic approaches to manage HMPV infections.