Human Metapneumovirus Infection in the United States: Clinical Manifestations Associated With a Newly Emerging Respiratory Infection in Children
Esper F, Boucher D, Weibel C, Martinello RA, Kahn JS. Human Metapneumovirus Infection in the United States: Clinical Manifestations Associated With a Newly Emerging Respiratory Infection in Children. Pediatrics 2003, 111: 1407-1410. PMID: 12777560, DOI: 10.1542/peds.111.6.1407.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAdenoviridaeAntigens, ViralChild, PreschoolDiagnosis, DifferentialFemaleFluorescent Antibody Technique, DirectHumansInfantMaleMetapneumovirusOrthomyxoviridaeParamyxoviridae InfectionsRespiratory Syncytial VirusesRespiratory Tract InfectionsRespirovirusReverse Transcriptase Polymerase Chain ReactionUnited StatesConceptsRespiratory tract infectionsRespiratory syncytial virusHuman metapneumovirusHMPV infectionTract infectionsClinical manifestationsSyncytial virusLower respiratory tract infectionsHuman Metapneumovirus InfectionExtent of diseaseCause of morbidityHuman respiratory virusesParainfluenza virus 1Respiratory tract diseaseReverse transcriptase-polymerase chain reactionTranscriptase-polymerase chain reactionDirect fluorescent antibody testFluorescent antibody testMetapneumovirus infectionAbnormal findingsRespiratory infectionsClinical featuresRespiratory virusesRespiratory illnessParainfluenza virus