A multi-centre study on epidemiology and clinical characteristics of human metapneumovirus infection in Sri Lanka from 2021 to 2024.

ABSTRACT: Introduction. Human metapneumovirus (hMPV), first identified in 2001, is one of the major respiratory pathogens causing acute respiratory tract infections (ARTIs). In Sri Lanka, data on epidemiology and clinical characteristics of hMPV infections are limited. In this study, we aimed to investigate the epidemiology and clinical characteristics of hMPV infection in adults and children with ARTIs in different locations in Sri Lanka from January 2021 to December 2023. Methods. A total of 1,582 respiratory samples from patients with ARTIs were enrolled from four tertiary care hospitals. Nasopharyngeal swab samples were subjected to real-time reverse transcriptase PCR to test for hMPV using a commercial multiplex assay. Demographic and clinical data were extracted from the patients

SUBMITTER: Arunasalam S 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC12451297 | biostudies-literature | 2025

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature