Article
Prevalence of human metapneumovirus in adults with acute respiratory tract infection in Beijing, China.
The Journal of infection - 1 Jan 2012
Li Jianguo, Wang Zhong, Gonzalez Richard, Xiao Yan, Zhou Hongli, Zhang Jing, Paranhos-Baccala Glaucia, Vernet Guy, Jin Qi, Wang Jianwei, Hung Tao
Abstract excerpt
OBJECTIVE: To evaluate the prevalence and clinical manifestations of human metapneumovirus (hMPV) in immunocompetent Chinese adults with acute respiratory tract infections (ARTIs). METHODS: A reverse transcription PCR (RT-PCR) assay targeting the P gene was developed in this study and used to detect hMPV in nasal and throat swabs collected from 2936 immunocompetent adult patients with ARTIs in Beijing, China...
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