2006
Human metapneumovirus and exacerbations of chronic obstructive pulmonary disease
Martinello RA, Esper F, Weibel C, Ferguson D, Landry ML, Kahn JS. Human metapneumovirus and exacerbations of chronic obstructive pulmonary disease. Journal Of Infection 2006, 53: 248-254. PMID: 16412516, PMCID: PMC7112509, DOI: 10.1016/j.jinf.2005.11.010.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAgedAged, 80 and overConnecticutFemaleHospitalizationHospitals, TeachingHospitals, UrbanHumansMaleMetapneumovirusMiddle AgedParamyxoviridae InfectionsPhylogenyPulmonary Disease, Chronic ObstructiveReverse Transcriptase Polymerase Chain ReactionConceptsExacerbation of COPDChronic obstructive pulmonary diseaseObstructive pulmonary diseaseRespiratory syncytial virusHuman metapneumovirusPulmonary diseaseSyncytial virusObservational cohort studyRespiratory tract infectionsParainfluenza type 3Urban teaching hospitalCOPD patientsCohort studyTract infectionsParainfluenza 1HMPV genotypesRespiratory virusesNasopharyngeal specimensViral cultureEnrollment criteriaInfluenza ATeaching hospitalDirect immunofluorescenceExacerbationPatients
2004
A 1-Year Experience with Human Metapneumovirus in Children Aged <5 Years
Esper F, Martinello RA, Boucher D, Weibel C, Ferguson D, Landry ML, Kahn JS. A 1-Year Experience with Human Metapneumovirus in Children Aged <5 Years. The Journal Of Infectious Diseases 2004, 189: 1388-1396. PMID: 15073675, PMCID: PMC7109939, DOI: 10.1086/382482.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAustraliaCanadaChild, PreschoolConnecticutFemaleHumansInfantInfant, NewbornMaleMetapneumovirusNetherlandsParamyxoviridae InfectionsPhylogenyRespiratory Tract InfectionsReverse Transcriptase Polymerase Chain ReactionRNA, ViralSeasonsSequence AlignmentSequence Analysis, DNAConceptsHuman metapneumovirusPresence of hMPVStudy periodHMPV-positive childrenRespiratory syncytial virusParainfluenza virus 1Respiratory tract diseaseReverse transcription-polymerase chain reactionDirect fluorescent antibody testFluorescent antibody testSyncytial virusRespiratory specimensPolymerase chain reactionChildren AgedCommon findingInfluenza ARespiratory pathogensChest wallAntibody testVirus 1Chain reactionNegative resultsMetapneumovirusSignificant proportionChildren
2003
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
2002
Correlation between Respiratory Syncytial Virus Genotype and Severity of Illness
Martinello RA, Chen MD, Weibel C, Kahn JS. Correlation between Respiratory Syncytial Virus Genotype and Severity of Illness. The Journal Of Infectious Diseases 2002, 186: 839-842. PMID: 12198620, DOI: 10.1086/342414.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsChild, PreschoolGenes, ViralGenotypeHumansInfantPhylogenyRespiratory Syncytial Virus InfectionsRespiratory Syncytial VirusesReverse Transcriptase Polymerase Chain ReactionVirulenceConceptsSeverity of illnessRespiratory syncytial virusSubgroup B isolatesRSV genotypesGreater severityB isolatesSevere RSV diseaseRespiratory tract infectionsSubpopulation of patientsRespiratory syncytial virus genotypesRSV G geneRSV diseaseRSV infectionTract infectionsSyncytial virusRisk factorsVirus genotypesViral factorsIllnessSeasonal outbreaksSeverityComposite scoreSubgroup AInfectionG gene