Role for Maternal Asthma in Severe Human Metapneumovirus Lung Disease Susceptibility in Children.
Libster R, Esteban I, Bianchi A, Alva Grimaldi L, Dueñas K, Sancillo A, Rodriguez A, Ferrero F, Stein K, Acosta PL, Ferolla FM, Bergel E, Caballero MT, Polack FP; INFANT Respiratory Network.
Libster R, et al.
J Infect Dis. 2021 Jun 15;223(12):2072-2079. doi: 10.1093/infdis/jiaa019.
J Infect Dis. 2021.
PMID: 31965186
Free PMC article.
BACKGROUND: Severity of human metapneumovirus (hMPV) lower respiratory illness (LRTI) is considered similar to that observed for respiratory syncytial virus (RSV). ...In hMPV-infected children birth to an asthmatic mother was an increased risk for LTD (odds ratio, 4 …
BACKGROUND: Severity of human metapneumovirus (hMPV) lower respiratory illness (LRTI) is considered similar to that observed f …