An Outbreak of Severe Respiratory Tract Infection Due to Human Metapneumovirus in a Long-Term Care Facility
Authors:
- Guy BoivinGBGuy Boivin
- G. D. SerresGSG. D. Serres
Open Access
- 1 May 2007
- journal article
- case report
- Published by Oxford University Press (OUP) in Clinical Infectious Diseases
- Vol. 44 (9) , 1152-1158
Abstract
Background. Human metapneumovirus (hMPV) is a newly described paramyxovirus that is mainly associated with bronchiolitis in children. We sought to deKeywords
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