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Frequency of human metapneumovirus in the upper respiratory tract of children with symptoms of an acute otitis media

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The authors are grateful to the members of the Praxis Dr. Nick, Dr. Schuster and Dr. Ahl for collecting samples from otitis media patients. This work was supported by a grant from the Gesellschaft der Freunde und Förderer der Universität Bonn (GEFFRUB 15–2004/05).

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  1. Institut für Medizinische Mikrobiologie und Immunologie, Universität Bonn, Sigmund-Freud-Strasse 25, 53105 , Bonn, Germany

    Oliver Schildgen, Tilman Geikowski & Thomas Glatzel

  2. Praxis Dr. Nick, Dr. Schuster, Dr. Ahl, Darmstadt, Germany

    Jochen Schuster

  3. Universitätskinderklinik, Universität Bonn, Bonn, Germany

    Arne Simon

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Schildgen, O., Geikowski, T., Glatzel, T. et al. Frequency of human metapneumovirus in the upper respiratory tract of children with symptoms of an acute otitis media. Eur J Pediatr 164, 400–401 (2005). https://doi.org/10.1007/s00431-005-1655-6

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