title: Human metapneumovirus in children, Singapore.
abstract: 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.
authors.affiliation: Nanyang Technological University, Kandang Kerbau Women's and Children's Hospital, Singapore, Singapore.
authors.forename: Liat Hui
authors.initials: LH
authors.lastname: Loo
authors.forename: Boon Huan
authors.initials: BH
authors.lastname: Tan
authors.forename: Ley Moy
authors.initials: LM
authors.lastname: Ng
authors.forename: Nancy W S
authors.initials: NW
authors.lastname: Tee
authors.forename: Raymond T P
authors.initials: RT
authors.lastname: Lin
authors.forename: Richard J
authors.initials: RJ
authors.lastname: Sugrue
mesh_terms: 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
chemical_list: D014764:Viral Proteins