Comparison of severe pneumonia caused by Human metapneumovirus and respiratory syncytial virus in hospitalized children

• Main Authors: Yuqing Wang (Author), Wei Ji (Author), Zhengrong Chen (Author), Yong Dong Yan (Author), Xuejun Shao (Author), Jun Xu (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: Wolters Kluwer Medknow Publications, 2014-01-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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Objectives: The objective of this study is to compare the incidence and clinical characteristics of severe pneumonia caused by Human metapneumovirus (hMPV) to respiratory syncytial virus (RSV) infection in children. Patients and Methods: A total of 151 children hospitalized with severe pneumonia, we...