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Clinical features of human metapneumovirus genotypes in children with acute lower respiratory tract infection in Changsha, China.
Journal of medical virology - 1 Nov 2015
Zeng Sai-Zhen, Xiao Ni-Guang, Zhong Li-Li, Yu Tian, Zhang Bing, Duan Zhao-Jun
Abstract excerpt
To explore the epidemiological and clinical features of different human metapneumovirus (hMPV) genotypes in hospitalized children. Reverse transcription polymerase chain reaction (RT-PCR) or PCR was employed to screen for both hMPV and other common respiratory viruses in 2613 nasopharyngeal aspirate specimens collected from children with lower respiratory tract infections from September 2007 to February 2011 (a...
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