Human metapneumovius in a haematopoietic stem cell recipient with fatal lower respiratory tract disease

Patricia Cane, BG van den Hoogen, S Chakrabarti, CD Fegan, ADME Osterhaus

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    Abstract

    Respiratory viruses are increasingly recognized as a cause of pneumonitis following haematopoietic stem cell transplantation (HSCT). However, frequently, no pathogen is identified in cases of suspected viral pneumonia. Recently, a previously undescribed paramyxovirus, designated 'human metapneumovirus' (hMPV), was isolated from children with respiratory illness. We have detected hMPV as the sole pathogen in the nasopharyngeal aspirate of an HSCT recipient who succumbed to progressive respiratory failure following an upper respiratory prodrome. This report highlights the importance of further studies to elucidate the role of hMPV in causing respiratory illnesses in the HSCT population.
    Original languageEnglish
    Pages (from-to)309-10
    Number of pages2
    JournalBone Marrow Transplantation
    Volume31
    Issue number4
    DOIs
    Publication statusPublished - 1 Feb 2003

    Keywords

    • stem cell transplant
    • human metapneumovirus

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