Clinical and CT characteristics of human metapneumovirus-associated severe pneumonia in children in Beijing
Some pediatric HMPV-associated pneumonias were characterized by lobar or segmental consolidation in CT and the significantly elevated CRP levels, which may mimic Mycoplasma Pneumoniae or bacterial infection. Healthcare providers should consider HMPV as a possible causative pathogen, perform laboratory tests for prompt diagnosis, and limit unnecessary antibiotic treatment.
Authors
- Jinrong Liu (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-6120-6999)
- Ruxuan He (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-5685-9194)
- Weihan Xu
- Xiang Zhang (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-5174-0592)
- Yuhong Guan (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-5268-545X)
- Xiaoyan Zhang (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-3779-2585)
Institutions
- Beijing Children’s Hospital (CN)
Publication Details
- Journal
- The Italian Journal of Pediatrics/Italian journal of pediatrics
- Published
- 2025-05-09
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.1186/s13052-025-01973-1
- Citations
- 1
- Primary Topic
- Respiratory viral infections research
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 1.35