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Yale University, U.S.

Study findings on respiratory syncytial virus epidemiology are outlined in reports from Yale University, Department of Internal Medicine

Published in Lab Business Week, November 12th, 2006

Researchers detail in "Human metapneumovirus and exacerbations of chronic obstructive pulmonary disease," new data in respiratory syncytial virus. According to recent research published in the Journal of Infection, "Respiratory viruses are a common trigger for exacerbations of chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD). Human metapneumovirus (hMPV) is a paramyxovirus associated with respiratory tract infections and wheezing."

"Our aim was to determine whether hMPV was associated with exacerbations of COPD. The study was designed as an observational cohort study carried out in a 944-bed urban teaching hospital located in New Haven, Connecticut. Between December...

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