Differences in Clinical Severity between Genotype A and Genotype B Human Metapneumovirus Infection in Children

Vicente, Diego; Montes, M; Cilla, Gustavo; Pérez‐Yarza, E.G.; Pérez-Trallero, E

doi:10.1086/504378

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Differences in Clinical Severity between Genotype A and Genotype B Human Metapneumovirus Infection in Children

Published in Clinical Infectious Diseases • May 18, 2006

Authors:

Diego Vicente

M Montes

Gustavo Cilla

Abstract

The clinical spectrum of 69 episodes of metapneumovirus pediatric infection (55 episodes caused by genotype A and 14 episodes caused by genotype B) was analyzed. Diagnosis of pneumonia was more common and the illness severity index (determined on the basis of need for hospitalization, oxygen saturat...

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Medicine

Genotype

Human metapneumovirus

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