“…It has been shown that 30 to 85% of children hospitalized with HMPV have chronic conditions, such as asthma, chronic lung disease due to prematurity, congenital heart disease, or cancer (29,63,72,168,173,225,234). Hospitalization of adults or children for HMPV-associated lower respiratory tract infections is more likely for patients with underlying conditions such as asthma, chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD), HIV infection, immunocompromised status, or prematurity (34,66,75,78,106,122,163,168,187,193,217,229,242,253,254).…”