human metapneumovirus (hmpv) infection plays an important role in the pediatric respiratory infections. the aim of this study was to determine the relationship between asthma and wheezing with hmpv in hospitalized children. nasal pharyngeal swabs obtained from 120 children aged 1-60 months, hospitalized during a one year period, were tested for the hmpv by rt-pcr. hmpv was detected in 20 (16.6%...

BackgroundHuman metapneumovirus is a common virus associated with acute lower respiratory infections (ALRIs) in children. No global burden estimates are available for ALRIs human children, and no licensed vaccines or drugs exist infections. We aimed to estimate the age-stratified metapneumovirus-associated ALRI incidence, hospital admissions, mortality children younger than 5 years.MethodsWe es...

Four hundred specimens were collected from pediatric patients hospitalized in Singapore; 21 of these specimens tested positive for human metapneumovirus (HMPV), with the A2 genotype predominating. A 5% infection rate was estimated, suggesting that HMPV is a significant cause of morbidity among the pediatric population of Singapore.

Human metapneumovirus (hMPV) is an important cause of lower respiratory tract infections in hospitalized children, but the age-related incidence and effect of hMPV in unselected children in the community have not been evaluated. We studied a cohort of 1,338 children <13 years of age throughout 1 respiratory season in Finland during 2000-2001. We examined children and obtained a nasal swab for v...