Human metapneumovirus in children, Singapore.

ABSTRACT: Four hundred specimens were collected from pediatric patients hospitalized in Singapore; 21 of these specimens tested positive for human metapneumovirus (HMPV), with the A2 genotype predominating. A 5% infection rate was estimated, suggesting that HMPV is a significant cause of morbidity among the pediatric population of Singapore.

SUBMITTER: Loo LH 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC2857288 | biostudies-literature | 2007 Sep

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature