Human Metapneumovirus Infections in Children

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...

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Main Authors: Terho Heikkinen, Riikka Österback, Ville Peltola, Tuomas Jartti, Raija Vainionpää
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Centers for Disease Control and Prevention 2008-01-01
Series:Emerging Infectious Diseases
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Online Access:https://wwwnc.cdc.gov/eid/article/14/1/07-0251_article