Rapid antigen-based testing for respiratory syncytial virus: moving diagnostics from bench to bedside?

C Prendergast, J Papenburg - Future microbiology, 2013 - Taylor & Francis
Respiratory syncytial virus (RSV) is the most important cause of infantile bronchiolitis and
pneumonia. It is ubiquitous, with most children acquiring their primary infection within the …

Clinical and economical impact of multiplex respiratory virus assays

E Vallières, C Renaud - Diagnostic microbiology and infectious disease, 2013 - Elsevier
During the last decade, a variety of molecular assays targeting respiratory viruses have
been developed and commercialized. Therefore, multiplex PCR are increasingly used in …

Insights into immune evasion of human metapneumovirus: novel 180-and 111-nucleotide duplications within viral G gene throughout 2014-2017 seasons in …

M Pinana, J Vila, C Maldonado, JJ Galano-Frutos… - Journal of Clinical …, 2020 - Elsevier
Background Human metapneumovirus (HMPV) is an important aetiologic agent of
respiratory tract infection (RTI). This study aimed to describe its genetic diversity and clinical …

[HTML][HTML] Respiratory syncytial virus infection in high-risk infants–an update on palivizumab prophylaxis

B Resch - The open microbiology journal, 2014 - ncbi.nlm.nih.gov
Morbidity due to respiratory syncytial virus (RSV) disease is still high in infants and children
worldwide during the first two to five years of life. Certain categories of high-risk infants with …

Human metapneumovirus virus-like particles induce protective B and T cell responses in a mouse model

RG Cox, JJ Erickson, AK Hastings, JC Becker… - Journal of …, 2014 - Am Soc Microbiol
Human metapneumovirus (HMPV) is a leading cause of respiratory disease in infants,
children, and the elderly worldwide, yet no licensed vaccines exist. Live-attenuated vaccines …

Epidemiology of RSV and hMPV in Belgium: a 10-year follow-up

L Cattoir, A Vankeerberghen, A Boel… - Acta Clinica …, 2019 - Taylor & Francis
Objectives: Respiratory syncytial virus (RSV) and human metapneumovirus (hMPV) are
important respiratory pathogens. Both viral pathogens have similar clinical manifestations …

[HTML][HTML] Epidemiology, genetic characteristics, and association with meteorological factors of human metapneumovirus infection in children in southern China: a 10 …

H Ye, S Zhang, K Zhang, Y Li, D Chen, Y Tan… - International Journal of …, 2023 - Elsevier
Objectives This study aimed to determine the epidemiological and genetic features of
human metapneumovirus (HMPV) infection in children in southern China, and the effect of …

Viral pathogens associated with acute lower respiratory tract infections in children younger than 5 years of age in Bulgaria

N Korsun, S Angelova, I Trifonova, I Georgieva… - Brazilian journal of …, 2019 - Springer
Acute lower respiratory infections (ALRIs) are a leading cause of morbidity and hospital
admissions in children. This study aimed to determine the viral etiology of these infections in …

A multi-center study on molecular epidemiology of human respiratory syncytial virus from children with acute lower respiratory tract infections in the mainland of China …

X Chen, Y Zhu, W Wang, C Li, S An, G Lu, R Jin, B Xu… - Virologica Sinica, 2021 - Springer
Human respiratory syncytial virus (RSV) is a major pathogen of acute lower respiratory tract
infection among young children. To investigate the prevalence and genetic characteristics of …

Epidemiology and genetic characterization of human metapneumovirus in pediatric patients from Hangzhou China

Y Du, W Li, Y Guo, L Li, Q Chen, L He… - Journal of medical …, 2022 - Wiley Online Library
Human metapneumovirus (HMPV), which is distributed worldwide, is a significant viral
respiratory pathogen responsible for causing acute respiratory tract infections (ARTIs) in …