Abstract
Human metapneumovirus (hMPV), a recently identified respiratory virus, is a leading cause of acute respiratory tract infection in children during winter. The aims of this study were to outline epidemiological and clinical presentations of hMPV infectious diseases in young children. A prospective study was conducted from November 2007 to April2008 in children under 2 years of age admitted to the University Children's Hospital of Tours, France, for acute respiratory infection. Nasopharyngeal aspirates were systematically tested for several respiratory viruses. Epidemiological and clinical characteristics of hMPV-infected children were compared to those of patients with respiratory syncytial virus (RSV) and other viral (OTH) infections. A total of 374 children were enrolled in this study. Viral investigations detected 22 (6 %) hMPV infections, 177 (47 %) RSV infections, and 175 (47 %) presumed or demonstrated other viruses. The hMPV infection had a seasonal peak in December, similar to RSV, and was uncommon after January. Most of the patients infected with hMPV were under 1 year of age and bronchiolitis was the predominant diagnosis in 90 % of these patients with clinical symptoms of a lower respiratory tract infection. The severi...Continue Reading
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