Table 2.

Relationships between hMPV viral load and clinical data in children with hMPV infection

Variable	Viral load (copies/mL)
HMPV genotype
hMPV-A	4.43 × 105 ± 1.50 × 106
hMPV-B	5.16 × 105 ± 1.75 × 106
Untyped hMPV	3.47 × 105 ± 3.58 × 105
HMPV-co-infection	5.56 × 105 ± 1.59 × 106
Diagnosis
URTI	3.27 × 103 ± 5.54 × 103*
LRTI	1.42 × 106 ± 3.40 × 106
Clinical outcome
Hospitalised	4.81 × 106 ± 5.46 × 106*
Not hospitalised	7.41 × 104 ± 1.15 × 105
Impact on households
Similar disease to that of study child	1.76 × 106 ± 3.73 × 106*
No disease among households	9.72 × 103 ± 1.61 × 104

URTI, upper respiratory tract infections; LRTI, lower respiratory tract infections. Mean values ± standard deviation. *p < 0.05 vs. LRTI, not hospitalised, no disease among household; no other significant between-group differences.