title: [Human metapneumovirus in children: first cases in Colombia].
abstract: Human metapneumovirus is a newly discovered pathogen associated with respiratory disease and occurring mainly in children. It produces an acute viral respiratory disease picture that varies from mild disease to severe, and which can require strict surveillance in intensive care units. Currently, reverse transcriptase polymerase chain reaction and cell culture are the most common methods for its diagnosis. The first six cases of human metapneumovirus in Colombia are presented from Medellín.
authors.affiliation: Departamento de Pediatría, Hospital Pablo Tobón Uribe, Medellín, Colombia.
authors.forename: David Andrés
authors.initials: DA
authors.lastname: Espinal
authors.forename: Isabel Cristina
authors.initials: IC
authors.lastname: Hurtado
authors.forename: Ana Eugenia
authors.initials: AE
authors.lastname: Arango
authors.forename: Josefina
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: García
authors.forename: V Alberto
authors.initials: VA
authors.lastname: Laguna-Torres
authors.forename: Sergio
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Jaramillo
mesh_terms: D058666:Adrenergic beta-2 Receptor Agonists / Q000627:therapeutic use; D000900:Anti-Bacterial Agents / Q000627:therapeutic use; D002648:Child; D002675:Child, Preschool; D017291:Clarithromycin / Q000627:therapeutic use; D003105:Colombia / Q000453:epidemiology; D005260:Female; D005334:Fever / Q000209:etiology; D006801:Humans; D000860:Hypoxia / Q000209:etiology; D007159:Immunologic Tests; D007223:Infant; D008297:Male; D029121:Metapneumovirus / Q000302:isolation & purification*; D018184:Paramyxoviridae Infections / Q000150:complications / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000453:epidemiology / Q000821:virology*; D011019:Pneumonia, Mycoplasma / Q000150:complications / Q000188:drug therapy; D011024:Pneumonia, Viral / Q000150:complications / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000453:epidemiology / Q000821:virology*; D011859:Radiography; D020133:Reverse Transcriptase Polymerase Chain Reaction; D015163:Superinfection; D014776:Virus Cultivation
chemical_list: D058666:Adrenergic beta-2 Receptor Agonists; D000900:Anti-Bacterial Agents; D017291:Clarithromycin