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Genotypes of human metapneumovirus circulating during 2010-2012 in children from Panama.
Journal of medical virology - 1 Mar 2018
Ábrego Leyda E, Mirazo Santiago, Delfraro Adriana, Franco Danilo, Castillo Marlene, Gaitán Melissa, Castillo Juan, Moreno Brechla, Pascale Juan M, Arbiza Juan
Abstract excerpt
Human metapneumovirus (HMPV) is a common causative agent of severe respiratory tract infections in children under 5 years old, the elderly and immunocompromised patients, being responsible for 5-15% of all viral respiratory infections requiring hospitalization. Though HMPV was included in the surveillance program for respiratory viruses in 2010, its genotype distribution remains unknown. Herein, 45 positive...
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