Human Metapneumovirus and Respiratory Syncytial Virus, Brazil

Cuevas, Luis E.; Ben Nasser, Abubaker M.; Dove, Winifred; Gurgel, Ricardo Q.; Greensill, Julie; Hart, C. Anthony

doi:10.3201/eid0912.030522

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Human Metapneumovirus and Respiratory Syncytial Virus, Brazil

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Dec 2003
By Cuevas, Luis E. ; Ben Nasser, Abubaker M. ; Dove, Winifred ; ...

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Emerg Infect Dis
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Cuevas, Luis E. ; Ben Nasser, Abubaker M. ; Dove, Winifred ; Gurgel, Ricardo Q. ; Greensill, Julie ; Hart, C. Anthony
Description:

We describe the epidemiologic and clinical characteristics of 111 children attending clinics and hospitals in Aracaju, northeast Brazil, with acute respiratory infections attributable to human metapneumovirus (HMPV), respiratory syncytial virus (RSV), or both in May and June 2002. Fifty-three (48%) children were infected with RSV alone, 19 (17%) with HMPV alone, and 8 (7%) had RSV/HMPV co-infections.
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Child, Preschool Female Humans Incidence Infant Male Metapneumovirus Paramyxoviridae Infections Respiratory Syncytial Viruses Respiratory Syncytial Virus Infections RNA, Viral
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Emerg Infect Dis. 9(12):1626-1628.
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Journal Article
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Dispatch
Place as Subject:

Brazil
Volume:

9
Issue:

12
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Emerging Infectious Diseases
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