Comparison of human metapneumovirus genotypes from the province of Bolzano in northern Italy with strains from surrounding regions in Italy and Austria

C Larcher, E Pagani, P Rossi, B Amato… - Japanese journal of …, 2008 - jstage.jst.go.jp
The epidemiology of the genetic sublineages of human metapneumovirus (hMPV) and their
clinical relevance are not fully understood. We compared hMPV genotypes isolated in the …

A PCR–restriction fragment length polymorphism assay to genotype human metapneumovirus

M Montes, D Vicente, O Esnal, G Cilla… - Clinical microbiology …, 2008 - Wiley Online Library
Human metapneumovirus (hMPV) genotypes A and B show epidemiological and probably
clinical differences. This report describes a fast and simple PCR–restriction fragment length …

Detection of genetic lineages of human metapneumovirus in Croatia during the winter season 2005/2006

S Ljubin‐Sternak, M Šantak… - Journal of medical …, 2008 - Wiley Online Library
Human metapneumovirus (HMPV) is an important respiratory pathogen, especially among
young children. The genetic characteristics of HMPV circulating in Croatia have not been …

Genetic variability of human metapneumovirus infection: evidence of a shift in viral genotype without a change in illness

E Agapov, KC Sumino… - The Journal of …, 2006 - academic.oup.com
Human metapneumovirus (hMPV) was identified in 2001 as a cause of acute respiratory
illness, but its characteristics are still being defined. We analyzed 3740 nasopharyngeal …

Molecular epidemiology of human metapneumovirus in Ireland

MJ Carr, A Waters, F Fenwick, GL Toms… - Journal of medical …, 2008 - Wiley Online Library
Human metapneumovirus (hMPV) is a cause of respiratory illness ranging from wheezing to
bronchiolitis and pneumonia in children. A quantitative real‐time reverse‐transcriptase …

Genotype variability of human metapneumovirus, South Korea

JY Chung, TH Han, SW Kim… - Journal of medical …, 2008 - Wiley Online Library
Human metapneumovirus (hMPV), a virus causing lower respiratory tract infections in
children, is classified two major groups or genotypes of hMPV and recently existence of …

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

P Apostoli, S Zicari, AL Presti, M Ciccozzi… - Journal of medical …, 2012 - Wiley Online Library
Human metapneumovirus (hMPV) is a pathogen of the respiratory tract with a worldwide
distribution. The purpose of this study was to identify hMPV as the cause of acute respiratory …

Characterization of human metapneumovirus infections in Israel

L Regev, M Hindiyeh, LM Shulman… - Journal of clinical …, 2006 - Am Soc Microbiol
Respiratory tract infections are a leading cause of morbidity and mortality worldwide. Even
with the advancement of diagnostic tools, the causative agent of 20 to 30% of upper …

[HTML][HTML] Human metapneumovirus: insights from a ten-year molecular and epidemiological analysis in Germany

J Reiche, S Jacobsen, K Neubauer, S Hafemann… - PloS one, 2014 - journals.plos.org
Human metapneumovirus (HMPV) is a cause of respiratory tract illness at all ages. In this
study the epidemiological and molecular diversity among patients of different ages was …

Genetic diversity of human metapneumovirus in hospitalized children with acute respiratory infections in Croatia

M Jagušić, A Slović, S Ljubin‐Sternak… - Journal of Medical …, 2017 - Wiley Online Library
Human metapneumovirus (HMPV) is recognized as a global and frequent cause of acute
respiratory tract infections among people of all ages. The objectives of this study were …