Human metapneumovirus infection in an immunocompetent adult presenting as mononucleosis-like illness

Journal of Infection

Volumn 56, Issue 5, 2008, Pages 389-392

  Li, Iris W S ^a   To, Kelvin K W ^a   Tang, Bone S F ^a   Chan, Kwok Hung ^a   Hui, Chee Kin ^a   Cheng, Vincent C C ^a   Yuen, Kwok Yung ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF HONG KONG   (Hong Kong)

Author keywords

Human metapneumovirus; Infectious mononucleosis; Mononucleosis like illness

Indexed keywords

ALANINE AMINOTRANSFERASE; ASPARTATE AMINOTRANSFERASE; IMMUNOGLOBULIN G; LIVER ENZYME;

ADULT; ANTIBODY TITER; ARTICLE; BLOOD SMEAR; CASE REPORT; CD4 CD8 RATIO; CERVICAL LYMPHADENOPATHY; CLINICAL FEATURE; COMPUTER ASSISTED TOMOGRAPHY; COUGHING; DIFFERENTIAL DIAGNOSIS; FEVER; FLOW CYTOMETRY; HEALTH CARE PERSONNEL; HUMAN; HUMAN METAPNEUMOVIRUS; IMMUNOCOMPETENCE; INCIDENTAL FINDING; LIVER DYSFUNCTION; LIVER PARENCHYMA; LYMPHOCYTOSIS; MALE; MONONUCLEOSIS; MYALGIA; NEUTROPENIA; REVERSE TRANSCRIPTION POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; RHINORRHEA; RNA VIRUS INFECTION; SORE THROAT; THROMBOCYTOPENIA; VIRUS CULTURE; VIRUS ISOLATION;

ADULT; HUMANS; IMMUNOCOMPETENCE; INFECTIOUS MONONUCLEOSIS; MALE; METAPNEUMOVIRUS; PARAMYXOVIRIDAE INFECTIONS;

EID: 42649107446     PISSN: 01634453     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jinf.2008.03.005     Document Type: Article

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