## Abstract Acute respiratory tract infections (RTIs) are a leading cause of morbidity and mortality worldwide. Human Metapneumovirus (hMPV) is a member of the __Metapneumovirus__ genus within the __Pneumovirinae__ subfamily of the __Paramyxoviridae__ family. Though hMPV was only discovered in 2001
Comparison of Epidemiologic and Clinical Features between Respiratory Syncytial Virus and Human Metapneumovirus in Korean Children
β Scribed by Choi, J.; Callaway, Z.; Kim, H.; Kim, C.
- Book ID
- 119281825
- Publisher
- Elsevier Science
- Year
- 2009
- Tongue
- English
- Weight
- 42 KB
- Volume
- 123
- Category
- Article
- ISSN
- 1097-6825
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