title: Clinical Features of Human Metapneumovirus Infection in Ambulatory Children Aged 5-13 Years.
abstract: We detected human metapneumovirus (HMPV) in 54 (5%) of 1055 children aged 5 to 13 years with acute respiratory illness (ARI) identified by outpatient and emergency department surveillance between November and May 2003-2009. Its clinical features were similar to those of HMPV-negative ARI, except a diagnosis of pneumonia was more likely (13% vs 4%, respectively; P = .005) and a diagnosis of pharyngitis (7% vs 24%, respectively; P = .005) was less likely in patients with HMPV- positive ARI than those with HMPV-negative ARI.
authors.affiliation: Vanderbilt University Medical Center, Nashville, Tennessee.
authors.forename: Leigh M
authors.initials: LM
authors.lastname: Howard
authors.affiliation: Vanderbilt University Medical Center, Nashville, Tennessee.
authors.forename: Kathryn M
authors.initials: KM
authors.lastname: Edwards
authors.affiliation: Vanderbilt University Medical Center, Nashville, Tennessee.
authors.forename: Yuwei
authors.initials: Y
authors.lastname: Zhu
authors.affiliation: Vanderbilt University Medical Center, Nashville, Tennessee.
authors.forename: Marie R
authors.initials: MR
authors.lastname: Griffin
authors.affiliation: University of Rochester School of Medicine and Dentistry, New York.
authors.forename: Geoffrey A
authors.initials: GA
authors.lastname: Weinberg
authors.affiliation: Mattel Children's Hospital at University of California at Los Angeles.
authors.forename: Peter G
authors.initials: PG
authors.lastname: Szilagyi
authors.affiliation: Cincinnati Children's Hospital Medical Center, Ohio.
authors.forename: Mary A
authors.initials: MA
authors.lastname: Staat
authors.affiliation: Emory University, Atlanta, Georgia.|National Center for Immunization and Respiratory Diseases, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Atlanta, Georgia.
authors.forename: Daniel C
authors.initials: DC
authors.lastname: Payne
authors.affiliation: University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine, Children's Hospital of Pittsburgh of UPMC, Pennsylvania.
authors.forename: John V
authors.initials: JV
authors.lastname: Williams
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D000553:Ambulatory Care; D002648:Child; D002675:Child, Preschool; D004636:Emergency Service, Hospital; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D029121:Metapneumovirus; D018184:Paramyxoviridae Infections / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000453:epidemiology* / Q000821:virology*; D012141:Respiratory Tract Infections / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000453:epidemiology* / Q000821:virology*; D014481:United States / Q000453:epidemiology