title: Human metapneumovirus as a causative agent of lower respiratory tract infection in four patients: the first report of human metapneumovirus infection confirmed by RNA sequences in Taiwan.
abstract: Human metapneumovirus (HMPV) has been described as a human pathogen associated with respiratory disease in most parts of the world from all age groups. This report presents the first 4 cases of HMPV disease confirmed by the sequences of PCR products in Taiwan.
authors.affiliation: Department of Clinical Laboratory Sciences and Medical Biotechnology, National Taiwan University, Taipei.
authors.forename: Ming-Fang
authors.initials: MF
authors.lastname: Cheng
authors.forename: Bao-Chen
authors.initials: BC
authors.lastname: Chen
authors.forename: Chuan-Liang
authors.initials: CL
authors.lastname: Kao
authors.forename: Chih-Hsiang
authors.initials: CH
authors.lastname: Kao
authors.forename: Kai-Sheng
authors.initials: KS
authors.lastname: Hsieh
authors.forename: Yung-Ching
authors.initials: YC
authors.lastname: Liu
mesh_terms: D000369:Aged, 80 and over; D001483:Base Sequence; D002675:Child, Preschool; D006801:Humans; D007223:Infant; D008297:Male; D029121:Metapneumovirus / Q000145:classification / Q000235:genetics / Q000472:pathogenicity*; D018184:Paramyxoviridae Infections / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000453:epidemiology / Q000821:virology*; D010802:Phylogeny; D016133:Polymerase Chain Reaction; D012367:RNA, Viral / Q000032:analysis*; D012141:Respiratory Tract Infections / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000453:epidemiology / Q000821:virology*; D013624:Taiwan
chemical_list: D012367:RNA, Viral