Human Metapneumovirus-associated Atypical Pneumonia and SARS

Human Metapneumovirus-associated Atypical Pneumonia and SARS

Paul K. S. Chan, Ka-Fai To, Alan Wu, Gary MK Tse, Kui-Fat Chan, Siu-Fai Lui, Joseph J. Y. Sung, John S. Tam, Brian Tomlinson

Acute pneumonia developed in a previously healthy man during the outbreak of severe acute respiratory syndrome (SARS) in southern China in March 2003. Antibiotic treatment was ineffective, and he died 8 days after illness onset. Human metapneumovirus was isolated from lung tissue. No other pathogen was found. Other etiologic agents should thus be sought in apparent SARS cases when coronavirus infection cannot be confirmed.

2004

human metapneumovirus, respiratory tract infection, post mortem, SARS, Hong Kong

DOI: 10.3201/eid1003.030513

Emerging Infectious Diseases

Centers for Disease Control and Prevention

Infectious and parasitic diseases, Medicine

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