Human metapneumovirus frequency in Iranian children with respiratory symptoms
| Autor: | Seyed Mohammad Hadi Emamifar, Mohammad Ali Malekan, Anahita Sanaei Dashti, Tayebeh Hashempour |
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| Rok vydání: | 2016 |
| Předmět: |
0301 basic medicine
medicine.medical_specialty biology business.industry viruses 030106 microbiology Significant difference virus diseases biology.organism_classification respiratory tract diseases 03 medical and health sciences 0302 clinical medicine medicine.anatomical_structure Human metapneumovirus Virology Internal medicine Immunology medicine 030212 general & internal medicine Respiratory system business Respiratory tract |
| Zdroj: | Future Virology. 11:181-186 |
| ISSN: | 1746-0808 1746-0794 |
| DOI: | 10.2217/fvl-2015-0017 |
| Popis: | Aim: Characterization of epidemiologic features of human metapneumovirus (hMPV) infection is not well defined in Iran. We studied the prevalence of hMPV infection among children who had upper respiratory tract complaints (February–May 2013). Materials & methods: The nasal Dacron swab specimens of 200 children with upper respiratory tract complaints were collected and tested for hMPV by RT-PCR assay. Results: A total of 10% of patients were positive for hMPV. There was no significant difference in symptoms between positive or negative patients for hMPV. However, respiratory symptoms, such as cough, coryza and fever had higher rates in hMPV-positive patients. Conclusion: hMPV may be an important cause of respiratory tract infection in Iranian children. |
| Databáze: | OpenAIRE |
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