An Outbreak of Severe Respiratory Tract Infection Due to Human Metapneumovirus in a Long-Term Care Facility
Author(s) -
Guy Boivin,
Gaston De Serres,
MarieÈve Hamelin,
S. Côté,
M. Argouin,
G Tremblay,
R. Maranda-Aubut,
Chantal Sauvageau,
Manale Ouakki,
Nicole Boulianne,
Christian Couture
Publication year - 2007
Publication title -
clinical infectious diseases
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 3.44
H-Index - 336
eISSN - 1537-6591
pISSN - 1058-4838
DOI - 10.1086/513204
Subject(s) - human metapneumovirus , medicine , case fatality rate , outbreak , bronchiolitis , respiratory tract infections , epidemiology , respiratory tract , respiratory disease , virology , respiratory system , lung
Human metapneumovirus (hMPV) is a newly described paramyxovirus that is mainly associated with bronchiolitis in children. We sought to describe the epidemiological, virological, and histopathological findings associated with a large outbreak of hMPV infection in a long-term care facility.
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