Human metapneumovirus and severity of respiratory syncytial virus disease

Isaac Lazar; Carla Weibel; James Dziura; David Ferguson; Marie L Landry; Jeffrey S Kahn

doi:10.3201/eid1007.030983

Human metapneumovirus and severity of respiratory syncytial virus disease

Emerg Infect Dis. 2004 Jul;10(7):1318-20. doi: 10.3201/eid1007.030983.

Authors

Isaac Lazar¹, Carla Weibel, James Dziura, David Ferguson, Marie L Landry, Jeffrey S Kahn

Affiliation

¹ Yale University School of Medicine, New Haven, Connecticut 06520-8064, USA.

Abstract

We screened 23 children with severe respiratory syncytial virus (RSV) disease and 23 children with mild RSV disease for human metapneumovirus (HMPV). Although HMPV was circulating in Connecticut, none of the 46 RSV-infected patients tested positive for HMPV. In our study population, HMPV did not contribute to the severity of RSV disease.

Publication types

Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't
Research Support, U.S. Gov't, P.H.S.

MeSH terms

Child, Preschool
Humans
Infant
Infant, Newborn
Infant, Premature
Infant, Premature, Diseases
Metapneumovirus / isolation & purification
Metapneumovirus / pathogenicity*
Paramyxoviridae Infections / complications*
Respiratory Syncytial Virus Infections / complications
Respiratory Syncytial Virus Infections / physiopathology*
Respiratory Syncytial Virus, Human / pathogenicity*
Severity of Illness Index*

Abstract

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MeSH terms

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