Viral Load and Acute Otitis Media Development after Human Metapneumovirus Upper Respiratory Tract Infection

The role of human metapneumovirus (hMPV) in acute otitis media (AOM) complicating upper respiratory tract infection (URI) was studied. Nasopharyngeal specimens from 700 URI episodes in 200 children were evaluated; 47 (7%) were positive for hMPV, 25 (3.6%) with hMPV as the only virus. Overall, 24% of...

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Main Authors: Nokso-Koivisto, Johanna, Pyles, Richard B., Miller, Aaron L., Patel, Janak A, Loeffelholz, Michael, Chonmaitree, Tasnee
Format: Artigo
Language:Inglês
Published: 2012
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Online Access:https://ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3375353/
https://ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/22411051
https://ncbi.nlm.nih.govhttp://dx.doi.org/10.1097/INF.0b013e3182539d92
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