May 7, 2024 · Human metapneumovirus (hMPV) pulmonary infection is a condition reported to cause mild to severe respiratory tract infection, particularly in children, immunocompromised patients, and the elderly 6.

Dec 18, 2018 · Clinical features of human metapneumovirus (HMPV) infection have not been well documented for adults. We investigated clinical and radiologic features of HMPV infection in 849 adults in a tertiary hospital in South Korea.

Human metapneumovirus (hMPV) respiratory RT-PCR came back positive later that day. HMPV typically presents with URTI symptoms which can progress to bronchiolitis, wheezing and bronchopneumonia.

7.5. Human metapneumovirus. Human metapneumovirus (hMPV), first discovered in 2001, is a paramyxovirus that has emerged as an important worldwide cause of lower respiratory tract infections . It is molecularly similar to RSV and parainfluenza virus and shows similar seasonality of outbreaks in winter and spring [13,14]. It most commonly causes ...

On hospital day 1, the patient developed iatrogenic bilateral tension pneumothoraces due to elevated peak airway pressures (>40 cm of water)and decreased lung compliance (<10 mL/cm of water) despite protective lung ventilation strategy. CXR was remarkable for a left-sided deep sulcus sign (Figure 1). Emergent bilateral chest tubes were placed.

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Oct 31, 2024 · After respiratory syncytial virus (RSV), human metapneumovirus (hMPV) was the second-ranked pathogen attributed to severe pneumonia in the PERCH study. We sought to characterize hMPV-positive cases in high-burden settings, which have limited data, by comparing with RSV-positive and other cases.

Aug 22, 2017 · We systematically evaluated the radiographic characteristics of acute respiratory illness associated with HMPV in a prospective cohort of pediatric patients.

The virology, pathogenesis, epidemiology, clinical manifestations, diagnosis, and treatment of hMPV will be discussed here. Other common respiratory viruses are reviewed separately. (See "Respiratory syncytial virus infection: Clinical features and diagnosis in infants and children".)

Results: Human metapneumovirus predominantly caused an airway-centric pattern (71-81/104, 68-77%) of infection characterized by bronchial wall thickening, tree-in-bud opacities, peri-bronchial consolidation and/or peri-bronchial ground-glass opacities.