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The highest prevalence of human metapneumovirus in Ahwaz children accompanied by acute respiratory infections.
Indian journal of medical microbiology - 1 Jan 2000
Arabpour M, Samarbafzadeh A R, Makvandi M, Shamsizadeh A, Percivalle E, Englud Janet, Latifi Seid Mannut
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PURPOSE: The newly described human metapneumovirus (hMPV) has been recently discovered as an etiological agent of acute respiratory infections (ARTI) in infants and children. The aim of this study was to determine the prevalence of hMPV and its potential role as causative agent of ARTI in Ahwaz children. METHODS: In the present study, we examined 124 nasal swabs from infants affected by ARTI for the presence of...
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