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KMID : 0383820090670020135
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Tuberculosis and Respiratory Diseases
2009 Volume.67 No. 2 p.135 ~ p.139
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A Case of Severe Human Metapneumovirus Pneumonia Requiring Mechanical Ventilation in an Immunocompetent Adult
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Lim Hyo-Jeong
Lee Jin-Woo
Park Young-Sik
Kim Nak-Hyun
Kim Moon-Suk
Yim Jae-Joon
Yang Seok-Chul
Yoo Chul-Gyu
Kim Young-Whan
Han Sung-Koo
Shim Young-Soo
Lee Sang-Min
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Abstract
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Human metapneumovirus (hMPV) is a recently recognized human respiratory pathogen, which is known to be associated with upper and lower respiratory tract infections mainly in children, immunocompromised patients, and the elderly. The clinical manifestations of hMPV infections are similar to those of the human respiratory syncytial virus infection, which range from mild upper respiratory tract infection to severe bronchiolitis and pneumonia. Recently, hMPV has come to be thought of as the cause a similar spectrum of disease in adults as that seen in children; however, most of the reports of hMPV infections have focused on infection in children. We report a case of severe hMPV pneumonia requiring mechanical ventilation in an immunocompetent adult in Korea.
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KEYWORD
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Metapneumovirus, Pneumonia, Respiratory insufficiency
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