Relevance of human metapneumovirus in exacerbations of COPD
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Relevance of human metapneumovirus in exacerbations of COPD
BACKGROUND AND METHODS Human metapneumovirus (hMPV) is a recently discovered respiratory virus associated with bronchiolitis, pneumonia, croup and exacerbations of asthma. Since respiratory viruses are frequently detected in patients with acute exacerbations of COPD (AE-COPD) it was our aim to investigate the frequency of hMPV detection in a prospective cohort of hospitalized patients with AE-C...
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ژورنال
عنوان ژورنال: Respiratory Research
سال: 2005
ISSN: 1465-993X
DOI: 10.1186/1465-9921-6-150