RESPIRATORY SYNCYTIAL VIRUS AND HUMAN METAPNEUMOVIRUS IN CHILDREN WITH ACUTE RESPIRATORY INFECTIONS IN YEMEN
- 1 August 2005
- journal article
- research article
- Published by Wolters Kluwer Health in The Pediatric Infectious Disease Journal
- Vol. 24 (8) , 734-736
- https://doi.org/10.1097/01.inf.0000172937.80719.7f
Abstract
A survey of 604 Yemeni children younger than 2 years with acute respiratory infections identified respiratory syncytial virus (RSV) in 244 (40%), human metapneumovirus (HMPV) in 41 (7%) and RSV/HMPV coinfection in 25 (4%) children. RSV infections occurred in younger children and were associated with more severe hypoxia than observed with HMPV. Both viruses are important causes of severe acute respiratory infection in Yemen.Keywords
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