Human metapneumovirus: a new respiratory pathogen
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Human metapneumovirus: a newly described respiratory tract pathogen.
Human metapneumovirus is an emerging human respiratory pathogen first discovered in 2001. It clinically resembles respiratory syncytial virus, can cause both upper and lower tract disease, and has been associated with serious illness in the young, among the immunosuppressed, and in the chronically ill. Cough and congestion are frequently reported, and respiratory failure may occur. Initial infe...
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عنوان ژورنال: Journal of Biosciences
سال: 2008
ISSN: 0250-5991,0973-7138
DOI: 10.1007/s12038-008-0067-y