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Human Metapneumovirus
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MICROBIOLOGY
- Human metapneumovirus (hMPV): negative-sense, single-strand RNA virus, member of Paramyxoviridae described in 2001--closely related to respiratory syncytial virus (RSV).
- Taxonomy: order Mononegavirales, family Paramyxoviridae, genus Metapneumovirus (first human member), subfamily Pneumovirinae.
- Genetically similar to avian pneumoviruses types C, B and A.
- Human pathophysiology: replication within the respiratory epithelium, hyaline membrane.
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MICROBIOLOGY
- Human metapneumovirus (hMPV): negative-sense, single-strand RNA virus, member of Paramyxoviridae described in 2001--closely related to respiratory syncytial virus (RSV).
- Taxonomy: order Mononegavirales, family Paramyxoviridae, genus Metapneumovirus (first human member), subfamily Pneumovirinae.
- Genetically similar to avian pneumoviruses types C, B and A.
- Human pathophysiology: replication within the respiratory epithelium, hyaline membrane.
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Last updated: March 8, 2020
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Fabre, Valeria, and Paul G Auwaerter. "Human Metapneumovirus." Johns Hopkins ABX Guide, The Johns Hopkins University, 2020. Pediatrics Central, peds.unboundmedicine.com/pedscentral/view/Johns_Hopkins_ABX_Guide/540614/all/Human_Metapneumovirus.
Fabre V, Auwaerter PG. Human Metapneumovirus. Johns Hopkins ABX Guide. The Johns Hopkins University; 2020. https://peds.unboundmedicine.com/pedscentral/view/Johns_Hopkins_ABX_Guide/540614/all/Human_Metapneumovirus. Accessed March 3, 2021.
Fabre, V., & Auwaerter, P. G. (2020). Human Metapneumovirus. In Johns Hopkins ABX Guide. The Johns Hopkins University. https://peds.unboundmedicine.com/pedscentral/view/Johns_Hopkins_ABX_Guide/540614/all/Human_Metapneumovirus
Fabre V, Auwaerter PG. Human Metapneumovirus [Internet]. In: Johns Hopkins ABX Guide. The Johns Hopkins University; 2020. [cited 2021 March 03]. Available from: https://peds.unboundmedicine.com/pedscentral/view/Johns_Hopkins_ABX_Guide/540614/all/Human_Metapneumovirus.
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