Lower respiratory tract infection caused by human metapneumovirus in two children: the first report of human metapneumovirus infection in Norway.
Human metapneumovirus (hMPV) is a newly described human pathogen associated with respiratory disease. A real-time reverse transcriptase-polymerase chain reaction method was developed to detect this virus. This reports present the first 2 cases of hMPV disease diagnosed in Norway. Both patients were children with serious lower airway disease.
Christensen
Andreas
A
Department of Microbiology, University Hospital of Trondheim, Norway. andchris@c2i.net
Nordbø
Svein Arne
SA
Jeansson
Stig
S
Slørdahl
Sverre
S
D002675:Child, Preschool; D006801:Humans; D007223:Infant; D008297:Male; D029121:Metapneumovirus / Q000235:genetics / Q000302:isolation & purification*; D009664:Norway; D018184:Paramyxoviridae Infections / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000821:virology; D012141:Respiratory Tract Infections / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000821:virology; D020133:Reverse Transcriptase Polymerase Chain Reaction; D017385:Sequence Homology