Early reinfection with human metapneumovirus in an infant.
Human metapneumovirus (hMPV) is one of the major pathogens of respiratory illness. Reinfection with hMPV occurs frequently throughout life. We describe an infant who was infected with two different hMPV strains during a period of only 1 month.
Ebihara
Takashi
T
Department of Pediatrics, Hokkaido University Graduate School of Medicine, N-15, W-7, Kita-ku, Sapporo 060-8638, Japan.
Endo
Rika
R
Ishiguro
Nobuhisa
N
Nakayama
Tsuguyo
T
Sawada
Hiroyuki
H
Kikuta
Hideaki
H
D000914:Antibodies, Viral / Q000097:blood; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007223:Infant; D029121:Metapneumovirus / Q000145:classification* / Q000235:genetics / Q000276:immunology / Q000302:isolation & purification*; D018184:Paramyxoviridae Infections / Q000821:virology*; D012141:Respiratory Tract Infections / Q000821:virology*
D000914:Antibodies, Viral