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

Emerg Infect Dis. 2002 Sep;8(9):976-8. doi: 10.3201/eid0809.020238.

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.

Publication types

  • Case Reports

MeSH terms

  • Amino Acid Sequence
  • Fatal Outcome
  • Female
  • Humans
  • Immunocompromised Host*
  • Infant
  • Metapneumovirus / genetics
  • Metapneumovirus / isolation & purification*
  • Molecular Sequence Data
  • Paramyxoviridae Infections / virology*
  • Recurrence
  • Respiratory Tract Infections / virology*
  • Reverse Transcriptase Polymerase Chain Reaction

Associated data

  • GENBANK/AF371337