Laboratory-confirmed respiratory infections as triggers for acute myocardial infarction and stroke: a self-controlled case series analysis of national linked datasets from Scotland [PDF]
, 2018 While acute respiratory tract infections can trigger cardiovascular events, the differential effect of specific organisms is unknown. This is important to guide vaccine policy.Using national infection surveillance data linked to the Scottish Morbidity ...
Andrew C. Hayward +9 more
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Open Forum Infectious Diseases, 2022 Background Human metapneumovirus (hMPV) and parainfluenza virus type 3 (PIV3) cause respiratory tract illness in children and the elderly. No licensed vaccines are available.
A. August +10 more
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Jornal de Pediatria, 2007 OBJETIVO: Detecção de oito vírus respiratórios mais comuns: vírus respiratório sincicial humano (VRSH), vírus influenza tipo A e B (IA e IB), vírus da parainfluenza 1, 2 e 3 (VPIH1, 2 e 3), adenovírus (Ad) e metapneumovírus humano (MPVH), a fim de ...
Luciano M. Thomazelli +9 more
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CLINICAL AND EPIDEMIOLOGICAL PROFILES OF NOVEL VIRUSES IN LOWER RESPIRATORY TRACT INFECTIONS IN CHILDREN [PDF]
Romanian Journal of Pediatrics, 2015 Viral respiratory tract infections are one of the leading causes of morbidity and mortality in pediatric pathology. The authors provide the latest information on the structure, pathogenesis, clinical features, epidemiology and response to treatment of ...
Alexandru-Ioan Ulmeanu +2 more
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Improved detection of respiratory viruses in pediatric outpatients with acute respiratory illness by real-time PCR using nasopharyngeal flocked swabs [PDF]
, 1999 Detection of respiratory viruses by realtime multiplexed PCR (M-PCR) and of RSV by M-PCR and immunofluorescence(IF) was evaluated using specimens collected by nasopharyngeal flocked swab(NFS) and nasal wash(NW).
Munywoki, Patrick +5 more
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Breaking In: Human Metapneumovirus Fusion and Entry
Viruses, 2013 Human metapneumovirus (HMPV) is a leading cause of respiratory infection that causes upper airway and severe lower respiratory tract infections. HMPV infection is initiated by viral surface glycoproteins that attach to cellular receptors and mediate ...
John V. Williams, Reagan G. Cox
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Infants hospitalized for Bordetella pertussis infection commonly have respiratory viral coinfections [PDF]
, 2017 Background: Whether viral coinfections cause more severe disease than Bordetella pertussis (B. pertussis) alone remains unclear. We compared clinical disease severity and sought clinical and demographic differences between infants with B.
Agricola, Eleonora +22 more
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Investigations into the utility of real-time PCR for the detection, quantitation and characterisation of clinically relevant viruses [PDF]
, 2003 The use of PCR as a tool for the diagnostic virology and viral research laboratories has greatly increased in recent years, however the use of conventional PCR and amplicon detection systems can be a complex and relatively slow process that increases the
Mackay, Ian M.
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Infection, Genetics and Evolution, 2022 BACKGROUND This study aims to described the epidemiology and genotypic diversity of Human metapneumovirus (HMPV) and the impact of SARS-CoV-2 on the prevalence of HMPV in hospitalized children with Acute respiratory tract infections (ARTIs) in Beijing ...
Shanshan Cong +8 more
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Pediatric burden and seasonality of human metapneumovirus over 5 years in Managua, Nicaragua
Influenza and Other Respiratory Viruses, 2022 Human metapneumovirus (hMPV) is an important cause of pediatric respiratory infection. We leveraged the Nicaraguan Pediatric Influenza Cohort Study (NPICS) to assess the burden and seasonality of symptomatic hMPV infection in children.
K. Hacker +12 more
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