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Seasonality, incidence, and repeat human metapneumovirus lower respiratory tract infections in an area with a high prevalence of human immunodeficiency virus type-1 infection.
The Pediatric infectious disease journal - 1 Aug 2007
Madhi Shabir A, Ludewick Herbert, Kuwanda Locadiah, van Niekerk Nadia, Cutland Clare, Klugman Keith P
Abstract excerpt
BACKGROUND: There is limited information regarding the epidemiology of human metapneumovirus (hMPV) from Africa, despite it being identified as a common pathogen in children with pneumonia. OBJECTIVES: Determine the epidemiology of severe hMPV-associated lower respiratory tract infection (LRTI) in human immunodeficiency virus type-1 (HIV) infected and uninfected children. METHODS: Nasopharyngeal aspirate samples...
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