Human Metapneumovirus Infection in Immunocompromised Patients
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Human Metapneumovirus Infection in Immunocompromised Patients.
Human metapneumovirus (HMPV) is a pathogen associated with respiratory tract infection and is related to avian pneumovirus. Typically, children, the elderly, and those who are immunocompromised are the most susceptible to HMPV infection; however, the virus can infect persons of all ages. In otherwise healthy individuals, HMPV infection is generally self-limiting, but immunocompromised individua...
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عنوان ژورنال: Cancer Control
سال: 2016
ISSN: 1073-2748,1073-2748
DOI: 10.1177/107327481602300416