Recurrent wheezing in children following human metapneumovirus infection

J Allergy Clin Immunol. 2018 Jul;142(1):297-301.e2. doi: 10.1016/j.jaci.2018.02.008. Epub 2018 Mar 2.

Abstract

We showed that early in life human metapneumovirus infection is associated with increased risk of subsequent wheezing episodes.

Publication types

  • Letter
  • Research Support, N.I.H., Extramural

MeSH terms

  • Child, Preschool
  • Cohort Studies
  • Female
  • Humans
  • Infant
  • Male
  • Metapneumovirus
  • Paramyxoviridae Infections / complications*
  • Prospective Studies
  • Respiratory Sounds / etiology*
  • Respiratory Tract Infections / complications*
  • Respiratory Tract Infections / virology*