Human metapneumovirus-associated hospital admissions over five consecutive epidemic seasons: Evidence for alternating circulation of different genotypes

Journal of Medical Virology

Volumn 84, Issue 3, 2012, Pages 511-516

  Apostoli, Paola ^a   Zicari, Sonia ^a   Presti, Alessandra Lo ^b   Ciccozzi, Massimo ^b   Ciotti, Marco ^c   Caruso, Arnaldo ^a   Fiorentini, Simona ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BRESCIA   (Italy)

^b ISTITUTO SUPERIORE DI SANITÀ   (Italy)

^c TOR VERGATA UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Italy)

Author keywords

Molecular epidemiology; Respiratory infection

Indexed keywords

ACUTE RESPIRATORY TRACT DISEASE; ADOLESCENT; AGE; ARTICLE; CHILD; CHILD HOSPITALIZATION; CLADISTICS; DISEASE ASSOCIATION; EPIDEMIC; FEMALE; HOSPITAL ADMISSION; HUMAN; HUMAN METAPNEUMOVIRUS; HUMAN METAPNEUMOVIRUS INFECTION; INCIDENCE; INFANT; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; NEWBORN; NONHUMAN; NUCLEOTIDE SEQUENCE; PRESCHOOL CHILD; SCHOOL CHILD; SEASONAL VARIATION; SEROTYPE; VIRAL BRONCHIOLITIS; VIRUS DETECTION; VIRUS PNEUMONIA; VIRUS STRAIN;

ADOLESCENT; AGE FACTORS; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; EPIDEMICS; FEMALE; GENOTYPE; HOSPITALIZATION; HUMANS; INCIDENCE; INFANT; MALE; METAPNEUMOVIRUS; PARAMYXOVIRIDAE INFECTIONS; PHYLOGENY; SEASONS;

BRESCIA; HUMAN METAPNEUMOVIRUS;

EID: 84855882706     PISSN: 01466615     EISSN: 10969071     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/jmv.23213     Document Type: Article

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