Original ArticleAssociation of Human Metapneumovirus with Radiologically Diagnosed Community-Acquired Alveolar Pneumonia in Young Children
CAAP
Community-acquired alveolar pneumonia
CRP
C-reactive protein
DFA
Direct immunofluorescence assay
ED
Emergency Department
HMPV
Human metapneumovirus
HMPVco
HMPV copathogen
LRTI
Lower respiratory tract infection
PCR
Polymerase chain reaction
RSV
Respiratory syncytial virus
RT-PCR
Reverse-transcriptase polymerase chain reaction
WBC
White blood cell
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Supported by research grants from the Israeli Ministry of Science, MedImmune, Wyeth, and GlaxoSmithKline. The study sponsors had no involvement in study design, the collection, analysis, and interpretation of data, the writing of the report, or the decision to submit the manuscript for publication. No honorarium, grant, or other form of payment was given to anyone to produce the manuscript. The authors declare no conflicts of interest.
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