Detection of human Metapneumovirus infection in children under 18 years old hospitalized in Lima-Peru

Detection of human Metapneumovirus infection in children under 18 years old hospitalized in Lima-Peru

Background Human Metapneumovirus (hMPV) is a negative single-stranded RNA virus. Infection by hMPV mainly affects the pediatric population and can cause upper or lower respiratory tract pathologies which can develop life threating complications. This study was carried out between 2009 and 2010 in a...

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Main Authors: Juana del Valle-Mendoza, Fiorella Orellana-Peralta, Luis J. del Valle, Eduardo Verne, Claudia Ugarte, Claudia Weilg, Wilmer Silva-Caso, Jorge Valverde-Ezeta, Hugo Carrillo-Ng, Isaac Peña-Tuesta, Carlos Palomares-Reyes, Angela Cornejo-Tapia, Miguel Angel Aguilar-Luis
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: PeerJ Inc. 2019-07-01
Series:PeerJ
Subjects:
Acute respiratory tract infection
Pediatrics
Polymerase chain reaction
Acute obstructive bronchitis
Human metapneumovirus
Peru
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