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Genotype variability and clinical features of human metapneumovirus isolated from Korean children, 2007 to 2010.
The Journal of molecular diagnostics : JMD - 1 Jan 2012
Kim Hye Ryoun, Cho Ah Ra, Lee Mi-Kyung, Yun Sin Weon, Kim Tae-Hyoung
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This study was undertaken to determine the genotype variability of human metapneumovirus (hMPV) and its circulation pattern over a 3.5-year period, and to evaluate its clinical characteristics in Korean children. We investigated 4599 pediatric patients who were referred for a routine respiratory virus test by RT-PCR. hMPV genotype analyses were performed using a nested PCR-restriction fragment length polymorphism...
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