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Variant isolates of human metapneumovirus subgroup B genotype 1 in Campinas, Brazil.
Journal of clinical virology : the official publication of the Pan American Society for Clinical Virology - 1 May 2008
da Silva Luciana Helena Antoniassi, Spilki Fernando Rosado, Riccetto Adriana Gut Lopes, de Almeida Renata Servan, Baracat Emílio Carlos Elias, Arns Clarice Weis
Abstract excerpt
BACKGROUND: Human metapneumovirus (HMPV) is a paramyxovirus associated with respiratory illness. The genotypes of HMPV isolates in Brazil have not been well characterized. OBJECTIVES: To investigate the presence of HMPV in clinical samples collected from pediatric patients of two university hospitals in the region of Campinas (São Paulo, Brazil) and to genotype them by partial sequencing of the HMPV F gene. STUDY...
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