Human metapneumovirus infection among outpatient children in Dibrugarh

Dipankar Biswas; Kaushal Yadav; Biswajyoti Borkakoty; Jagadish Mahanta

doi:10.1007/s13312-014-0533-6

Human metapneumovirus infection among outpatient children in Dibrugarh

Indian Pediatr. 2014 Nov;51(11):931-2. doi: 10.1007/s13312-014-0533-6.

Authors

Dipankar Biswas¹, Kaushal Yadav, Biswajyoti Borkakoty, Jagadish Mahanta

Affiliation

¹ Division of Virology, Regional Medical Research Centre, Northeast Region, Post: Lahoal, Dibrugarh, Assam, India. biswaborkakoty@rediffmail.com.

PMID: 25432232
DOI: 10.1007/s13312-014-0533-6

Abstract

We describe the prevalence of human metapneumovirus infection in children visiting outpatient department with symptoms of respiratory illness in rural areas of Dibrugarh District of Assam. Human metapneumovirus was observed in 7.2% (20/276) of children aged =5 years with detection of genotypes A2b and B2.

Publication types

Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't

MeSH terms

Child, Preschool
Cross-Sectional Studies
Female
Humans
India / epidemiology
Infant
Infant, Newborn
Male
Metapneumovirus / genetics*
Nasopharynx / virology
Outpatients
Paramyxoviridae Infections / epidemiology*
Paramyxoviridae Infections / virology*
Prevalence
Respiratory Tract Infections / epidemiology*
Respiratory Tract Infections / virology*