Long-term study on symptomless human metapneumovirus infection in hematopoietic stem cell transplant recipients

Maurizia Debiaggi; Filippo Canducci; Cristina Terulla; Michela Sampaolo; Maria Chiara Marinozzi; Paolo Emilio Alessandrino; Anna Amelia Colombo; Daniela Caldera; Letizia Zenone Bragotti; Roberta Migliavacca; Emanuela Bianchi; Egidio Romero; Massimo Clementi

Long-term study on symptomless human metapneumovirus infection in hematopoietic stem cell transplant recipients

Maurizia Debiaggi, Filippo Canducci, Cristina Terulla, Michela Sampaolo, Maria Chiara Marinozzi, Paolo Emilio Alessandrino, Anna Amelia Colombo, Daniela Caldera, Letizia Zenone Bragotti, Roberta Migliavacca, Emanuela Bianchi, Egidio Romero, Massimo Clementi

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Abstract

From October 2004 through October 2006 a study was performed to evaluate the prevalence of human Metapneumovirus (hMPV) infection in adult hematopoietic stem cell transplant (HSCT) recipients. Sequential nasopharyngeal aspirates (NPA) were collected independently from respiratory symptoms and evaluated for hMPV-RNA by polymerase chain reaction (PCR) and sequence analysis. Results indicate epidemiological and molecular differences between the 2004-2005 and 2005-2006 periods and that hMPV seems not to symptomatically affect HSCT patients or cause late respiratory sequelae. In addition, data collected suggest a hospital origin of hMPV infection in most HSCT patients during the 2004-2005 period.

Original language	English
Pages (from-to)	255-258
Number of pages	4
Journal	New Microbiologica
Volume	30
Issue number	3
Publication status	Published - Jul 2007

Keywords

Acute respiratory disease
Hematopoietic stem cell transplantation
Human metapneumovirus

ASJC Scopus subject areas

Microbiology (medical)
Microbiology

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Long-term study on symptomless human metapneumovirus infection in hematopoietic stem cell transplant recipients

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