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Long-term study on symptomless human metapneumovirus infection in hematopoietic stem cell transplant recipients
- Source :
- Scopus-Elsevier, Publons
- Publication Year :
- 2007
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Abstract
- From October 2004 through October 2006 a study was performed to evaluate the prevalence of human Metapneumovirus (hMPV) infection in adult hematopoietic stem cell transplant (HSCT) recipients. Sequential nasopharyngeal aspirates (NPA) were collected independently from respiratory symptoms and evaluated for hMPV-RNA by polymerase chain reaction (PCR) and sequence analysis. Results indicate epidemiological and molecular differences between the 2004-2005 and 2005-2006 periods and that hMPV seems not to symptomatically affect HSCT patients or cause late respiratory sequelae. In addition, data collected suggest a hospital origin of hMPV infection in most HSCT patients during the 2004-2005 period.
- Subjects :
- Adult
Cross Infection
Paramyxoviridae Infections
Reverse Transcriptase Polymerase Chain Reaction
Respiratory Tract Diseases
Hematopoietic Stem Cell Transplantation
Infant, Newborn
Infant
Polymerase Chain Reaction
Italy
Nasopharynx
Acute Disease
Carrier State
Prevalence
Humans
RNA, Viral
Longitudinal Studies
Metapneumovirus
Seasons
Sequence Analysis
Subjects
Details
- ISSN :
- 11217138
- Volume :
- 30
- Issue :
- 3
- Database :
- OpenAIRE
- Journal :
- The new microbiologica
- Accession number :
- edsair.pmid.dedup....3ced6000e58f6e7146329e9608faa937