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Human metapneumovirus in Southern Brazil

INTRODUCTION Infections caused by respiratory viruses are important problems worldwide, especially in children. Human metapneumovirus (hMPV) is a respiratory pathogen and causes severe infections with nonspecific symptoms. This study reports the hMPV occurrence and dissemination in southern Brazil and c...

Performance of direct immunofl uorescence assay for the detection of human metapneumovirus under clinical laboratory settings

Introduction: Human metapneumovirus (hMPV) is an emergent human respiratory pathogen. This study aimed to evaluate the performance of direct immunofl uorescence (DIF) to detect hMPV in a clinical laboratory setting. Methods: Nasopharyngeal aspirate samples (448) of children and adults with respiratory il...