title: Human metapneumovirus and other respiratory viral infections in children attending a day care center.
abstract: Human metapneumovirus (hMPV) is an important cause of acute respiratory infections (ARI). We studied 335 ARI episodes in 74 children<5 years of age attending a day care center during a 1-year period to detect the presence of hMPV and other viruses. Seven (9.5%) children were infected by hMPV and this virus accounted for 2.1% of the ARI episodes.
authors.affiliation: Department of Microbiology, Facultad de Medicina, Universidad Autónoma de San Luis Potosí, San Luis Potosí, San Luis Potosí, Mexico.
authors.forename: Lizette
authors.initials: L
authors.lastname: Montejano-Elías
authors.forename: Angel G
authors.initials: AG
authors.lastname: Alpuche-Solís
authors.forename: Verónica
authors.initials: V
authors.lastname: Zárate-Chávez
authors.forename: Josefina
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Sánchez-Alvarado
authors.forename: Alba E
authors.initials: AE
authors.lastname: Hernández-Salinas
authors.forename: Daniel E
authors.initials: DE
authors.lastname: Noyola
mesh_terms: D002656:Child Day Care Centers; D002675:Child, Preschool; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007223:Infant; D008297:Male; D029121:Metapneumovirus / Q000302:isolation & purification*; D008800:Mexico / Q000453:epidemiology; D018184:Paramyxoviridae Infections / Q000453:epidemiology* / Q000821:virology*; D015995:Prevalence; D012136:Respiratory Syncytial Viruses / Q000302:isolation & purification; D012140:Respiratory Tract Diseases / Q000453:epidemiology* / Q000821:virology*