Key result
Human metapneumovirus (HMPV) is increasingly recognized as a major global cause of lower respiratory tract infections among young children, having circulated undetected for decades prior to 2001.
This review highlights the emergence and global importance of human metapneumovirus as a major cause of lower respiratory tract infections in young children.
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Warrants HMPV inclusion in pediatric respiratory testing panels; leaves open needs for vaccines and prospective burden studies.
Sugrue et al. (2008) conducted a review in Lower respiratory tract infection (LRTI). Human metapneumovirus (HMPV) was evaluated. Human metapneumovirus (HMPV) is increasingly recognized as a major global cause of lower respiratory tract infections among young children, having circulated undetected for decades prior to 2001.
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