Human metapneumovirus and respiratory syncytial virus, Brazil

Emerg Infect Dis. 2003 Dec;9(12):1626-8. doi: 10.3201/eid0912.030522.

Abstract

We describe the epidemiologic and clinical characteristics of 111 children attending clinics and hospitals in Aracaju, northeast Brazil, with acute respiratory infections attributable to human metapneumovirus (HMPV), respiratory syncytial virus (RSV), or both in May and June 2002. Fifty-three (48%) children were infected with RSV alone, 19 (17%) with HMPV alone, and 8 (7%) had RSV/HMPV co-infections.

MeSH terms

  • Brazil / epidemiology
  • Child, Preschool
  • Female
  • Humans
  • Incidence
  • Infant
  • Male
  • Metapneumovirus / genetics
  • Metapneumovirus / isolation & purification*
  • Paramyxoviridae Infections / complications
  • Paramyxoviridae Infections / epidemiology
  • Paramyxoviridae Infections / virology*
  • RNA, Viral / chemistry
  • RNA, Viral / genetics
  • Respiratory Syncytial Virus Infections / complications
  • Respiratory Syncytial Virus Infections / epidemiology
  • Respiratory Syncytial Virus Infections / virology*
  • Respiratory Syncytial Viruses / genetics
  • Respiratory Syncytial Viruses / isolation & purification*
  • Reverse Transcriptase Polymerase Chain Reaction

Substances

  • RNA, Viral