Children with Respiratory Disease Associated with Metapneumovirus in Hong Kong

Children with Respiratory Disease Associated with Metapneumovirus in Hong Kong

Human metapneumovirus (HMPV) is a newly discovered pathogen thought to be associated with respiratory disease. We report the results of a study of 587 children hospitalized with respiratory infection over a 13-month period. HMPV was detected in the nasopharyngeal aspirates from 32 (5.5%) children by...

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Main Authors: J.S. Malik Peiris, Wing-Hong Tang, Kwok-Hung Chan, Pek-Lan Khong, Yi Guan, Yu-Lung Lau, Susan S. Chiu
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Centers for Disease Control and Prevention 2003-06-01
Series:Emerging Infectious Diseases
Subjects:
children
China
Hong Kong
Human metapneumovirus
research
respiratory infections
Online Access:https://wwwnc.cdc.gov/eid/article/9/6/03-0009_article

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