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[Human metapneumovirus as a common cause of respiratory tract disease].
Voprosy virusologii - 1 Jan 2000
Mazhul' L A, Schildgen O, Isaeva E I, Viazov S O
Abstract excerpt
Human metapneumovirus (HMPV), the newly identified paramyxovirus, causes respiratory infections in children, immunosuppressed patients, and the elderly in different countries of the world. The epidemiology and clinical manifestations of HMPV infection are similar to those in human respiratory syncytial virus infection. The diagnosis of HMPV infection is based on the polymerase chain reaction detection of viral...
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