Abstract
In a pediatric surveillance network, 287 (5.1%) of 5,580 specimens from patients with acute respiratory infections tested positive for human metapneumovirus (HMPV). Phylogenetic analysis of N- and F-gene sequences of identified HMPV showed that 30% belonged to a novel phylogenetic cluster.
Publication types
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Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't
MeSH terms
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Adolescent
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Carrier State / virology
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Child
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Child, Preschool
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Genetic Variation / genetics
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Germany / epidemiology
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Humans
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Infant
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Metapneumovirus / classification*
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Metapneumovirus / genetics*
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Metapneumovirus / isolation & purification
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Molecular Epidemiology
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Nasopharynx / virology
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Paramyxoviridae Infections / epidemiology
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Paramyxoviridae Infections / virology*
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Phylogeny*
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Population Surveillance
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Time Factors