Differences in Clinical Severity between Genotype A and Genotype B Human Metapneumovirus Infection in Children
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- 15 June 2006
- journal article
- Published by Oxford University Press (OUP) in Clinical Infectious Diseases
- Vol. 42 (12), e111-e113
- https://doi.org/10.1086/504378
Abstract
The clinical spectrum of 69 episodes of metapneumovirus pediatric infection (55 episodes caused by genotype A and 14 episodes caused by genotype B) was analyzed. Diagnosis of pneumonia was more common and the illness severity index (determined on the basis of need for hospitalization, oxygen saturation <90%, and intensive care unit stay) was higher for patients with metapneumovirus genotype A infection.Keywords
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