Journal of Clinical Microbiology, April 2008, p. 1489-1490, Vol. 46, No. 4
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Prevalence of Human Metapneumovirus in Central Illinois in Patients Thought To Have Respiratory Viral Infection
Joan Barenfanger,*
Tina Mueller,
Janet O'Brien,
Cheryl Drake, and
Jerry Lawhorn
Memorial Medical Center, Springfield, Illinois
Received 27 November 2007/
Returned for modification 15 January 2008/
Accepted 19 January 2008
Studies suggest that by age 5 years nearly all people have been exposed to metapneumovirus. To determine its prevalence in central Illinois, we tested respiratory secretions by direct immunofluorescence staining from December to March. Metapneumovirus was detected in 11/391 specimens. The distribution of metapneumovirus was bimodal, with the split being between children aged
4 years and adults.
* Corresponding author. Mailing address: Laboratory of Medicine and Pathology, Memorial Medical Center, 701 North First St., Springfield, IL 62781. Phone: (217) 788-3672. Fax: (217) 788-5577. E-mail: barenfanger.joan{at}mhsil.com
Published ahead of print on 30 January 2008.
Journal of Clinical Microbiology, April 2008, p. 1489-1490, Vol. 46, No. 4
0095-1137/08/$08.00+0 doi:10.1128/JCM.02283-07
Copyright © 2008, American Society for Microbiology. All Rights Reserved.
Copyright © 2008 by the American Society for Microbiology. All rights reserved.