title: Early reinfection with human metapneumovirus in an infant.
abstract: 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.
authors.affiliation: Department of Pediatrics, Hokkaido University Graduate School of Medicine, N-15, W-7, Kita-ku, Sapporo 060-8638, Japan.
authors.forename: Takashi
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Ebihara
authors.forename: Rika
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Endo
authors.forename: Nobuhisa
authors.initials: N
authors.lastname: Ishiguro
authors.forename: Tsuguyo
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Nakayama
authors.forename: Hiroyuki
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Sawada
authors.forename: Hideaki
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Kikuta
mesh_terms: 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*
chemical_list: D000914:Antibodies, Viral