Respiratory tract reinfections by the new human Metapneumovirus in an immunocompromised child.

ABSTRACT: The human Metapneumovirus (HMPV), a new member of the Paramyxoviridae family, has been recently associated with respiratory tract infections in young children. We report the case of a young, immunocompromised child who had severe lower respiratory tract infections during two consecutive winter seasons caused by genetically distinct HMPV strains.

SUBMITTER: Pelletier G 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC2732551 | biostudies-literature | 2002 Sep

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature