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Human Metapneumovirus
Respiratory tract infections (RTI) are the leading cause of death in low-income countries and the second leading cause of death worldwide in children less than 5 years old. Most RTI are viral. Human metapneumovirus (hMPV) was discovered in 2001 in routine viral cultures of respiratory specimens from...
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Formato: | Online Artículo Texto |
Lenguaje: | English |
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Elsevier Inc.
2010
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Acceso en línea: | https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC7115734/ https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/20513544 http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.cll.2009.10.002 |
Sumario: | Respiratory tract infections (RTI) are the leading cause of death in low-income countries and the second leading cause of death worldwide in children less than 5 years old. Most RTI are viral. Human metapneumovirus (hMPV) was discovered in 2001 in routine viral cultures of respiratory specimens from children with RTI and has been implicated as a common cause of RTI in children and adults and a cause of severe disease in immunocompromised hosts. This article describes the microbiology, epidemiology, clinical presentation, pathogenesis, diagnosis, treatment, prognosis, long-term outcome, immunity and reinfection of hMPV. |
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