Respiratory tract reinfections by the new human Metapneumovirus in an immunocompromised child.
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.
Centre Hospitalier Universitaire de Québec and Laval University, Québec, Canada.
Gilles
G
Pelletier
Pierre
P
Déry
Yacine
Y
Abed
Guy
G
Boivin
D000595:Amino Acid Sequence; D017809:Fatal Outcome; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D016867:Immunocompromised Host; D007223:Infant; D029121:Metapneumovirus / Q000235:genetics / Q000302:isolation & purification*; D008969:Molecular Sequence Data; D018184:Paramyxoviridae Infections / Q000821:virology*; D012008:Recurrence; D012141:Respiratory Tract Infections / Q000821:virology*; D020133:Reverse Transcriptase Polymerase Chain Reaction