Article
Prevalence of human metapneumovirus in children with acute lower respiratory infection in Changsha, China.
Journal of medical virology - 1 Mar 2013
Xiao Ni-guang, Zhang Bing, Xie Zhi-ping, Zhou Qiong-hua, Zhang Rong-fang, Zhong Li-li, Ding Xiao-fang, Li Jia, Song Jing-rong, Gao Han-chun, Hou Yun-de, Duan Zhao-jun
Abstract excerpt
Human metapneumovirus (hMPV) causes acute respiratory infections in children. The prevalence and clinical characteristics of hMPV were determined in nasopharyngeal aspirates of children in Changsha, China. Reverse transcription-polymerase chain reaction (RT-PCR) or PCR was employed to screen for both hMPV and other common respiratory viruses in 1,165 nasopharyngeal aspirate specimens collected from children with...
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