Human Metapneumovirus and Lower Respiratory Tract Disease in Otherwise Healthy Infants and Children
JVJohn V. WilliamsPAPaul A. HarrisSJSharon J. TollefsonLLLisa L. Halburnt-RushJMJoyce M. Pingsterhaus
Vanderbilt University Medical Center
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Abstract
Background
We sought to determine the role of human metapneumovirus in lower respiratory tract illness in previously healthy infants and children.
Methods
We tested nasal-wash specimens, obtained over a 25-year period from otherwise healthy children presenting with acute respiratory tract illness, for human metapneumovirus.
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Keywords
- Human metapneumovirus
- Medicine
- Bronchiolitis
- Respiratory tract infections
- Pneumonia
- Metapneumovirus
- Lower respiratory tract infection
- Respiratory disease
UN Sustainable Development Goals
- Good health and well-being
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