Respiratory syncytial virus and human metapneumovirus in children with acute respiratory infections in Yemen.
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.
Al-Sonboli
Najla
N
Liverpool School of Tropical Medicine, Liverpool, United Kingdom.
Hart
Charles Anthony
CA
Al-Aeryani
Ahmed
A
Banajeh
Salem M
SM
Al-Aghbari
Nasher
N
Dove
Winifred
W
Cuevas
Luis Eduardo
LE
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