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Characterization of human metapneumovirus from pediatric patients with acute respiratory infections in a 4-year period in Beijing, China.
Chinese medical journal - 1 Jun 2011
Zhu Ru-Nan, Qian Yuan, Zhao Lin-Qing, Deng Jie, Sun Yu, Wang Fang, Liao Bin, Li Yan, Huang Rong-Yan
Abstract excerpt
BACKGROUND: Human metapneumovirus (hMPV) was discovered by scientists in the Netherlands as a novel respiratory virus in 2001 and had been found in children with acute respiratory tract infections (ARTI) in China. The objective of this study was to determine the importance of hMPV infection in children in Beijing and the genotypes of the circulating virus by the surveillance during a four-consecutive-year period....
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