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Alternative Title:
Emerg Infect Dis
Personal Author:
Pelletier, Gilles ; Déry, Pierre ; Abed, Yacine ; Boivin, Guy
Pelletier, Gilles ; Déry, Pierre ; Abed, Yacine ; Boivin, Guy Less -
Description:
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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Amino Acid Sequence
Dispatch
Fatal Outcome
Female
Human Metapneumovirus
Humans
Immunocompromised Host
Immunosuppression
Infant
Metapneumovirus
Molecular Sequence Data
Paramyxoviridae Infections
Paramyxovirus
Recurrence
Respiratory Tract Infection
Respiratory Tract Infections
Reverse Transcriptase Polymerase Chain Reaction

Source:
Emerg Infect Dis. 8(9):976-978.
Document Type:
Journal Article
Collection(s):
Emerging Infectious Diseases
Main Document Checksum:
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