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Association between high nasopharyngeal viral load and disease severity in children with human metapneumovirus infection.
Journal of clinical virology : the official publication of the Pan American Society for Clinical Virology - 1 Jul 2008
Bosis Samantha, Esposito Susanna, Osterhaus Albert D M E, Tremolati Elena, Begliatti Enrica, Tagliabue Claudia, Corti Fabiola, Principi Nicola, Niesters Hubert G M
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BACKGROUND: Previous studies have shown that viral genotype and viral load may play a significant role in the pathogenesis of viral infections. OBJECTIVES: The aim of this study was to evaluate these aspects of hMPV infections in children and their household contacts. STUDY DESIGN: Between 1 November 2003 and 31 March 2004, we prospectively studied 2060 children attending our Emergency Department for acute...
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