Pneumococcal Coinfection with Human Metapneumovirus

Infection with the newly discovered human metapneumovirus (hMPV) may lead to hospitalization of children with lower respiratory tract infection (LRTI), although the pathogenesis thereof remains to be elucidated.This hypothesis-generating study involved a cohort of children randomized to receive 9-valent conjugate pneumococcal vaccine or placebo and who were tested for hMPV infection when hospitalized for LRTI. By use of a nested...