Human metapneumovirus in children, Singapore.
Four hundred specimens were collected from pediatric patients hospitalized in Singapore; 21 of these specimens tested positive for human metapneumovirus (HMPV), with the A2 genotype predominating. A 5% infection rate was estimated, suggesting that HMPV is a significant cause of morbidity among the pediatric population of Singapore.
Loo
Liat Hui
LH
Nanyang Technological University, Kandang Kerbau Women's and Children's Hospital, Singapore, Singapore.
Tan
Boon Huan
BH
Ng
Ley Moy
LM
Tee
Nancy W S
NW
Lin
Raymond T P
RT
Sugrue
Richard J
RJ
D002648:Child; D002675:Child, Preschool; D006801:Humans; D007223:Infant; D029121:Metapneumovirus / Q000235:genetics / Q000302:isolation & purification*; D018184:Paramyxoviridae Infections / Q000453:epidemiology* / Q000821:virology*; D010802:Phylogeny; D012141:Respiratory Tract Infections / Q000453:epidemiology* / Q000821:virology*; D012846:Singapore; D014764:Viral Proteins / Q000235:genetics
D014764:Viral Proteins