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Epidemiologic characteristics and seasonal distribution of human metapneumovirus infections in five epidemic seasons in Stockholm, Sweden, 2002-2006.
Journal of medical virology - 1 Sept 2008
Rafiefard Farideh, Yun Zhibing, Orvell Claes
Abstract excerpt
The presence of human metapneumovirus (hMPV) was analyzed retrospectively by reverse transcriptase-polymerase chain reaction (RT-PCR) in five epidemic seasons, in Stockholm, 2002-2006. The occurrence of hMPV was compared with five common respiratory viruses; respiratory syncytial virus, influenza A virus, influenza B virus, parainfluenza virus and adenovirus. With a detection rate of 2.9% (n = 143/4,989) in...
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