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Molecular detection and genetic characterization of human metapneumovirus strains circulating in Islamabad, Pakistan
| العنوان: | Molecular detection and genetic characterization of human metapneumovirus strains circulating in Islamabad, Pakistan |
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| المؤلفون: | Yasir Arshad, Muhammad Suleman Rana, Aamer Ikram, Muhammad Salman, Uzma Bashir Aamir, Syed Sohail Zahoor Zaidi, Muhammad Masroor Alam, Salmaan Sharif, Shahzad Shaukat, Adnan Khurshid, Rabia Hakim, Ghulam Mujtaba, Massab Umair, Sadia Sattar, Nazish Bostan |
| المصدر: | Scientific Reports, Vol 12, Iss 1, Pp 1-7 (2022) |
| بيانات النشر: | Nature Portfolio, 2022. |
| سنة النشر: | 2022 |
| المجموعة: | LCC:Medicine LCC:Science |
| مصطلحات موضوعية: | Medicine, Science |
| الوصف: | Abstract Lower respiratory illness is one of the leading causes of death among children in low- and high-income countries. Human metapneumovirus (hMPV) is a key contributor to respiratory illnesses commonly reported among children and causes serious clinical complications ranging from mild respiratory infections to severe lower respiratory tract anomalies mainly in the form of bronchiolitis and pneumonia. However, due to the lack of a national surveillance system, the clinical significance of hMPV remains obscure in the Pakistani population. This study was conducted to screen throat swabs samples collected from 127 children reported with respiratory symptoms at a tertiary care hospital in Islamabad. Out of 127, 21 (16.5%) samples were positive for hMPV with its genotype distribution as A2a (10%), A2b (20%), B1 (10%), and B2 (60%). Phylogenetic analysis showed that the hMPV viruses were closely related to those reported from neighboring countries including India and China. This work will contribute to a better understanding of this virus, its diagnosis, and the handling of patients in clinical setups. Further studies at a large-scale are warranted for a better understanding of the disease burden and epidemiology of hMPV in Pakistan. |
| نوع الوثيقة: | article |
| وصف الملف: | electronic resource |
| اللغة: | English |
| تدمد: | 2045-2322 |
| Relation: | https://doaj.org/toc/2045-2322 |
| DOI: | 10.1038/s41598-022-06537-5 |
| URL الوصول: | https://doaj.org/article/926ba4ac6c494d659bf4b7845f98e289 |
| رقم الانضمام: | edsdoj.926ba4ac6c494d659bf4b7845f98e289 |
| قاعدة البيانات: | Directory of Open Access Journals |
Full Text Finder | تدمد: | 20452322 |
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| DOI: | 10.1038/s41598-022-06537-5 |