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Table 3 Prevalence of HMPV infections in the study population

From: Burden of human metapneumovirus infections among children with acute respiratory tract infections attending a Tertiary Care Hospital, Kathmandu

Distribution of HMPV

Total no.

No. of HMPV positive cases (%)

No. of HMPV negative cases (%)

p-value

Gender

Female

46

6 (13)

40 (87)

0.512

Male

59

8 (13.6)

51 (86.4)

Age Group (yrs)

< 3

32

7 (21.9)

25 (78.1)

0.115

3–5

45

6 (13.3)

39 (86.7)

6–15

28

1 (3.6)

27 (96.4)

Patient Type

Out-patient

90

12 (13.3)

78 (86.7)

1.000

In-patient

15

2 (13.3)

13 (86.7)