Yumie Tamura, Saori Amano, Kazuaki Matsumoto, Hisae Nakatani, Miho Ashiarai, Keiko Onda, M. Okada, M. Imai, Natsuko Suzuki, A. Oshiba, M. Nagasawa
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Abstract
Human metapneumovirus (hMPV) was discovered in 2001 and it is one of the common viruses that cause respiratory infection in infants, which is usually self-limiting in nature. We report a 2-year-old girl with hMPV infection, who was dead of respiratory failure in a rapidly progressive clinical course. We discuss about the clinical and biological features of hMPV infection with a review of the literature.