Human Respiratory Syncytial Virus and Human Metapneumovirus

The human respiratory syncytial virus (hRSV) and the human metapneumovírus (hMPV) are main etiological agents of acute respiratory infections (ARI). The ARI is an important cause of childhood morbidity and mortality worldwide.  hRSV and hMPV are members of the Paramyxoviridae. They are enveloped, n...

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Main Authors: Luciana Helena Antoniassi da Silva, Fernando Rosado Spilki, Adriana Gut Lopes Riccetto, Emilio Elias Baracat, Clarice Weis Arns
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Hospital de Clinicas de Porto Alegre ; Universidade Federal do Rio Grande do Sul (UFRGS) 2009-08-01
Series:Clinical and Biomedical Research
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Online Access:http://seer.ufrgs.br/index.php/hcpa/article/view/8065