Human metapneumovirus associated pneumonia and severe bronchiolitis in a 9-month-old infant admitted to a Sri Lankan hospital
By: F Noordeen, JAAS Jayaweera and MLM Rayes
Open Access
|Apr 2016Abstract
Human metapneumovirus (hMPV) has been shown to cause acute respiratory tract infections (ARTI) in children since its first detection in 2001 in the Netherlands. Globally, hMPV accounts for 2-10% of childhood ARTI. hMPV associated ARTI has not been reported in Sri Lanka. We report a case of hMPV infection in a nine-month-old infant with respiratory illness admitted to the paediatric ward of the Anuradhapura Teaching Hospital.
DOI: https://doi.org/10.4038/sljid.v6i1.8101 | Journal eISSN: 2448-9654
Language: English
Page range: 59 - 63
Published on: Apr 28, 2016
Published by: Sri Lankan Society for Microbiology
In partnership with: Paradigm Publishing Services
© 2016 F Noordeen, JAAS Jayaweera, MLM Rayes, published by Sri Lankan Society for Microbiology
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