title: Respiratory syncytial virus and human metapneumovirus in children with acute respiratory infections in Yemen.
abstract: A survey of 604 Yemeni children younger than 2 years with acute respiratory infections identified respiratory syncytial virus (RSV) in 244 (40%), human metapneumovirus (HMPV) in 41 (7%) and RSV/HMPV coinfection in 25 (4%) children. RSV infections occurred in younger children and were associated with more severe hypoxia than observed with HMPV. Both viruses are important causes of severe acute respiratory infection in Yemen.
authors.affiliation: Liverpool School of Tropical Medicine, Liverpool, United Kingdom.
authors.forename: Najla
authors.initials: N
authors.lastname: Al-Sonboli
authors.forename: Charles Anthony
authors.initials: CA
authors.lastname: Hart
authors.forename: Ahmed
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Al-Aeryani
authors.forename: Salem M
authors.initials: SM
authors.lastname: Banajeh
authors.forename: Nasher
authors.initials: N
authors.lastname: Al-Aghbari
authors.forename: Winifred
authors.initials: W
authors.lastname: Dove
authors.forename: Luis Eduardo
authors.initials: LE
authors.lastname: Cuevas
mesh_terms: D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007223:Infant; D008297:Male; D029121:Metapneumovirus / Q000302:isolation & purification*; D018184:Paramyxoviridae Infections / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000453:epidemiology*; D018357:Respiratory Syncytial Virus Infections / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000453:epidemiology*; D012141:Respiratory Tract Infections / Q000821:virology*; D015006:Yemen / Q000453:epidemiology