Incidence and Risk Factors for Respiratory Syncytial Virus and Human Metapneumovirus Infections among Children in the Remote Highlands of Peru.

Wu A, Budge PJ, Williams J, Griffin MR, Edwards KM, Johnson M, Zhu Y, Hartinger S, Verastegui H, Gil AI, Lanata CF, Grijalva CG. Incidence and Risk Factors for Respiratory Syncytial Virus and Human Metapneumovirus Infections among Children in the Remote Highlands of Peru. PloS one. 10(10). e0130233. PMID: 26107630 [PubMed] PMCID: PMC4479592

Abstract

The disease burden and risk factors for respiratory syncytial virus (RSV) and human metapneumovirus (MPV) infections among children living in remote, rural areas remain unclear.