Burden of Human Metapneumovirus Infection in Young Children
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Burden of human metapneumovirus infection in young children.
BACKGROUND The inpatient and outpatient burden of human metapneumovirus (HMPV) infection among young children has not been well established. METHODS We conducted prospective, population-based surveillance for acute respiratory illness or fever among inpatient and outpatient children less than 5 years of age in three U.S. counties from 2003 through 2009. Clinical and demographic data were obta...
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عنوان ژورنال: New England Journal of Medicine
سال: 2013
ISSN: 0028-4793,1533-4406
DOI: 10.1056/nejmoa1204630