Genotypes of human metapneumovirus circulating during 2010-2012 in children from Panama.
J Med Virol
; 90(3): 604-608, 2018 03.
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ABSTRACT
Human metapneumovirus (HMPV) is a common causative agent of severe respiratory tract infections in children under 5 years old, the elderly and immunocompromised patients, being responsible for 5-15% of all viral respiratory infections requiring hospitalization. Though HMPV was included in the surveillance program for respiratory viruses in 2010, its genotype distribution remains unknown. Herein, 45 positive samples to HMPV from children ≤5 years old were characterized by phylogenetic analysis based on N gene sequence. Results showed the co-circulation of four sub-lineages A2a (8.8%), A2b (55.5%), B1 (15.6%), and B2 (20%), demonstrating the genetic heterogeneity of HMPV circulating in Panamá.
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Colección:
01-internacional
Base de datos:
MEDLINE
Asunto principal:
Variación Genética
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Infecciones por Paramyxoviridae
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Metapneumovirus
Límite:
Child, preschool
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Humans
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Infant
País/Región como asunto:
America central
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Panama
Idioma:
En
Revista:
J Med Virol
Año:
2018
Tipo del documento:
Article
País de afiliación:
Panamá