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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| author | Terho Heikkinen Riikka Österback Ville Peltola Tuomas Jartti Raija Vainionpää |
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| 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. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-0d75e88decf64edc8b2242e4781d55682022-12-21T23:55:21ZengCenters for Disease Control and PreventionEmerging Infectious Diseases1080-60401080-60592008-01-0114110110610.3201/eid1401.070251Human Metapneumovirus Infections in ChildrenTerho HeikkinenRiikka ÖsterbackVille PeltolaTuomas JarttiRaija VainionpääHuman 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.https://wwwnc.cdc.gov/eid/article/14/1/07-0251_articleHuman metapneumoviruschildrenrespiratory tractotitis mediaresearchFinland |
| spellingShingle | Terho Heikkinen Riikka Österback Ville Peltola Tuomas Jartti Raija Vainionpää Human Metapneumovirus Infections in Children Emerging Infectious Diseases Human metapneumovirus children respiratory tract otitis media research Finland |
| title | Human Metapneumovirus Infections in Children |
| title_full | Human Metapneumovirus Infections in Children |
| title_fullStr | Human Metapneumovirus Infections in Children |
| title_full_unstemmed | Human Metapneumovirus Infections in Children |
| title_short | Human Metapneumovirus Infections in Children |
| title_sort | human metapneumovirus infections in children |
| topic | Human metapneumovirus children respiratory tract otitis media research Finland |
| url | https://wwwnc.cdc.gov/eid/article/14/1/07-0251_article |
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