| Title |
Human metapneumovirus infections on the ICU: a report of three cases
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|---|---|
| Published in |
Annals of Intensive Care, July 2012
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| DOI | 10.1186/2110-5820-2-30 |
| Pubmed ID | |
| Authors |
Lenneke E M Haas, Natasja X de Rijk, Steven F T Thijsen |
| Abstract |
Although human metapneumovirus (hMPV) is primarily known as a causative agent of respiratory tract infections in children, the virus also can cause respiratory infections in adults. hMPV infections tend to be mild and are self-limiting, but the infections can be severe in the elderly and immunocompromised patients. Because hMPV infection is quite common, it should be considered in every patient with respiratory failure in the intensive care unit (ICU). We describe three adult patients, including a young pregnant woman, with hMPV infection who required admission to our ICU. Two of them developed respiratory failure with indication for mechanical ventilation. |
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Geographical breakdown
| Country | Count | As % |
|---|---|---|
| Brazil | 1 | 3% |
| Unknown | 37 | 97% |
Demographic breakdown
| Readers by professional status | Count | As % |
|---|---|---|
| Student > Master | 9 | 24% |
| Student > Bachelor | 7 | 18% |
| Student > Ph. D. Student | 4 | 11% |
| Other | 3 | 8% |
| Student > Postgraduate | 3 | 8% |
| Other | 2 | 5% |
| Unknown | 10 | 26% |
| Readers by discipline | Count | As % |
|---|---|---|
| Medicine and Dentistry | 18 | 47% |
| Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology | 2 | 5% |
| Social Sciences | 2 | 5% |
| Agricultural and Biological Sciences | 2 | 5% |
| Pharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutical Science | 1 | 3% |
| Other | 2 | 5% |
| Unknown | 11 | 29% |
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