| Literature DB >> 20042516 |
Jessica Lüsebrink1, Christoph Wiese, Anne Thiel, Ramona-Liza Tillmann, Vanessa Ditt, Andreas Müller, Oliver Schildgen, Verena Schildgen.
Abstract
Human metapneumovirus (hMPV) infections occur frequently despite high rates of perpetual seroprevalence for all age groups. Analyses of approximately 2,000 archived, randomly selected serum samples demonstrated that neutralizing capacities remain high, with a minor decrease for individuals over 69 years of age, leading to the hypothesis that reinfections occur because humoral immune responses play minor roles in the clearance of hMPV infections.Entities:
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Year: 2009 PMID: 20042516 PMCID: PMC2837972 DOI: 10.1128/CVI.00398-09
Source DB: PubMed Journal: Clin Vaccine Immunol ISSN: 1556-679X