Human Metapneumovirus Infections in Children

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• Alternative Title:
  Emerg Infect Dis
• Personal Author:
  Heikkinen, Terho ; Österback, Riikka ; Peltola, Ville ; Jartti, Tuomas ; Vainionpää, Raija
• Description:
  Human metapneumovirus (hMPV) is an important cause of lower respiratory tract infections in hospitalized children, but the age-related incidence and effect of hMPV in unselected children in the community have not been evaluated. We studied a cohort of 1,338 children <13 years of age throughout 1 respiratory season in Finland during 2000-2001. We examined children and obtained a nasal swab for viral detection at any sign of respiratory infection. hMPV was detected in 47 (3.5%) of the 1,338 children. The age-related incidence of hMPV infection was highest (7.6%) in children <2 years of age, in whom hMPV accounted for 1.7% of all infections during the season. During the epidemic peak, hMPV caused 7.1% of all respiratory infections in the cohort. Acute otitis media developed in 61% of hMPV-infected children <3 years of age. Our findings demonstrate that the effect of hMPV in the community is greatest in children <2 years of age.
• Subjects:
  Age Factors Child Child, Preschool Cohort Studies Female Humans Incidence Infant Infant, Newborn Male Metapneumovirus Paramyxoviridae Infections Prospective Studies Research Respiratory Tract Infections Seasons

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• Source:
  Emerg Infect Dis. 14(1):101-106.
• Document Type:
  Journal Article
• Place as Subject:
  Finland
• Location:
  Europe
• Volume:
  14
• Issue:
  1
• Collection(s):
  Emerging Infectious Diseases
• Main Document Checksum:
  urn:sha256:cd4aeb63e182eeb23589359685772dde8dd14a626df07cd3c59096a503c26b62
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  https://stacks.cdc.gov/view/cdc/16746/cdc_16746_DS1.pdf
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