title: Analysis of human metapneumovirus and human bocavirus viral load.
abstract: Viral load (VL) of human metapneumovirus and human bocavirus in infants <12 months admitted for bronchiolitis was analyzed. VL correlated with length of hospital stay in both viruses, human metapneumovirus VL with the duration oxygen therapy and human bocavirus VL inversely with days of respiratory effort before admission. Infants coinfected by other viruses were younger, but no differences were seen regarding VL.
authors.affiliation: From the *Department of Pediatrics, Hospital Universitari Sant Joan de Déu, Universitat de Barcelona; †Department of Microbiology, Barcelona Centre for International Health Research (CRESIB, Hospital Clinic-Universitat de Barcelona); ‡Pediatric Intensive Care Unit; and §Department of Microbiology, Hospital Universitari Sant Joan de Déu, Universitat de Barcelona, Barcelona, Spain.
authors.forename: Silvia
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Ricart
authors.forename: Juan Jose
authors.initials: JJ
authors.lastname: Garcia-Garcia
authors.forename: Andres
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Anton
authors.forename: Tomas
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Pumarola
authors.forename: Marti
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Pons
authors.forename: Carmen
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Muñoz-Almagro
authors.forename: Maria Angeles
authors.initials: MA
authors.lastname: Marcos
mesh_terms: D001988:Bronchiolitis / Q000473:pathology / Q000821:virology*; D005260:Female; D056661:Human bocavirus / Q000302:isolation & purification*; D006801:Humans; D007223:Infant; D007902:Length of Stay; D008297:Male; D029121:Metapneumovirus / Q000302:isolation & purification*; D010102:Oxygen Inhalation Therapy; D018184:Paramyxoviridae Infections / Q000473:pathology / Q000821:virology*; D010322:Parvoviridae Infections / Q000473:pathology / Q000821:virology*; D019562:Viral Load