TY - JOUR AU - Loo, Liat Hui AU - Tan, Boon Huan AU - Ng, Ley Moy AU - Tee, Nancy W.S. AU - Lin, Raymond T.P. AU - Sugrue, Richard J. T1 - Human Metapneumovirus in Children, Singapore T2 - Emerging Infectious Disease journal PY - 2007 VL - 13 IS - 9 SP - 1396 SN - 1080-6059 AB - Four hundred specimens were collected from pediatric patients hospitalized in Singapore; 21 of these specimens tested positive for human metapneumovirus (HMPV), with the A2 genotype predominating. A 5% infection rate was estimated, suggesting that HMPV is a significant cause of morbidity among the pediatric population of Singapore. KW - Human metapneumovirus KW - paramyxovirus KW - P protein KW - dispatch KW - Singapore DO - 10.3201/eid1309.070220 UR - https://wwwnc.cdc.gov/eid/article/13/9/07-0220_article ER - End of Reference