Multi-year study of human metapneumovirus infection at a large US Midwestern Medical Referral Center.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Because of its recent identification, few multi-year epidemiologic studies of hMPV infection have been reported.

Objective

We sought to retrospectively describe hMPV infections among patients evaluated by a large US Midwestern referral laboratory.

Study design

Clinical specimens were submitted to a large US Midwest referral hospital from 1 October 2001 to 18 May 2004. RT-PCR was used to retrospectively screen the clinical specimens for human metapneumovirus. Demographic and clinical data were retrieved.

Results

34 (2.6%) of 1294 specimens were hMPV positive. Among these, 21 (62%) were culture positive and available for genetic typing. A previously considered rare genotype of hMPV, B1, was the most common single genotype identified, comprising 9 (43%)

SUBMITTER: Gray GC 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC1808498 | biostudies-literature | 2006 Dec

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature