Abstract
We describe a fatal case of encephalitis that might be correlated with primary human metapneumovirus (HMPV) encephalitis. Postmortem HMPV RNA was detected in brain and lung tissue samples from the patient. Furthermore, HMPV RNA was found in culture fluids from cells coincubated with lung tissue.
Publication types
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Case Reports
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Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't
MeSH terms
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Base Sequence
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Encephalitis, Viral / virology*
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Fatal Outcome
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Humans
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Infant
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Male
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Metapneumovirus / isolation & purification*
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Molecular Sequence Data
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Paramyxoviridae Infections / diagnosis*
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RNA, Viral / chemistry
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RNA, Viral / isolation & purification*
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Sequence Alignment