Article
Differences in clinical severity between genotype A and genotype B human metapneumovirus infection in children.
Clinical infectious diseases : an official publication of the Infectious Diseases Society of America - 15 Jun 2006
Vicente Diego, Montes Milagrosa, Cilla Gustavo, Perez-Yarza Eduardo G, Perez-Trallero Emilio
Abstract excerpt
The clinical spectrum of 69 episodes of metapneumovirus pediatric infection (55 episodes caused by genotype A and 14 episodes caused by genotype B) was analyzed. Diagnosis of pneumonia was more common and the illness severity index (determined on the basis of need for hospitalization, oxygen saturation <90%, and intensive care unit stay) was higher for patients with metapneumovirus genotype A infection.
Read the complete abstract on PubMedTopics
Share this publication in a Topic to start or enrich a Post.