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.
Pelletier
Gilles
G
Centre Hospitalier Universitaire de Québec and Laval University, Québec, Canada.
Déry
Pierre
P
Abed
Yacine
Y
Boivin
Guy
G
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