TITLE:
The Prevalence of Human Metapneumovirus among Children with Acute Respiratory Tract Infection in North Kordofan State, Sudan
AUTHORS:
Huzifa Abdalla Abdelrahman Ahmed, Nassreldeen Khalid Abdelrahman, Mudathir Abdallah Adam
KEYWORDS:
Human Metapneumovirus, Respiratory Tract Infection, Real Time, Sudan
JOURNAL NAME:
American Journal of Molecular Biology,
Vol.10 No.4,
September
9,
2020
ABSTRACT: Objective: To determine the prevalence of human metapneumovirus (hMPV) among children with acute respiratory tract infection and the correlation between (hMPV) and age group. Methods: This prospective, descriptive cross-sectional hospital-based study is carried out from January to May 2019 among children from under five years old who were admitted to El-Obeid pediatric teaching Hospital, North kordofan, Sudan with acute respiratory tract infection. Results: Fifty hospitalized children with acute respiratory tract infection were enrolled in the study. Two of these (4%) were tested positive for (hMPV) in the age group (7 months - 2 years) old. Moreover, the study showed no significant correlation between infection with (hMPV) and age.