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ReviewThe Journal of general virology2015

Recent vaccine development for human metapneumovirus.

J Ren, T Phan, X Bao

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Review in The Journal of general virology, 2015. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 24 papers.

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24citing papers in PubMed
2.4field-weighted citation impact, top 11% of its field
1 · What the graph read from it

What it found

Each row is one number read from the abstract, on the scale the paper reported it, with its interval. Left of the dashed line favours the treatment, right favours the comparator. Under each row is the sentence it came from. New to these charts? A ten-minute tutorial.

The abstract states no effect estimate the extractor could read, or names no intervention and outcome on the map, so this paper lights no cell and moves no belief. It is still indexed, cited and linked below.

2 · The registry

The trial behind it

Trials whose registry record cites this paper, or whose number appears in the abstract. A trial that started after this paper was published is citing it as background, not reporting it.

Neither the registry nor the abstract names a trial number. If this is a trial report, that itself is worth knowing.

3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

24 citing papers in PubMed, 49 citations in OpenAlex.

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  8. Minireview: Designing next generation human metapneumovirus (HMPV) vaccine.Clinical and experimental vaccine research · 2025
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  16. Lower respiratory tract infection in the community: associations between viral aetiology and illness course.Clinical microbiology and infection : the official publication of the European Society of Clinical Microbiology and Infectious Diseases · 2021
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4 · The record

Corrections and comments

PubMed lists nothing against this paper. Absence here is not a guarantee, only a check that was made.

5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

3 authors at 1 institution in 1 country.

J Ren1Department of Pediatrics, University of Texas Medical Branch, Galveston, TX, USA.
T Phan1Department of Pediatrics, University of Texas Medical Branch, Galveston, TX, USA.
X Bao2Institute for Translational Science, University of Texas Medical Branch, Galveston, TX, USA 3Institute for Human Infections and Immunity, University of Texas Medical Branch, Galveston, TX, USA 1Department of Pediatrics, University of Texas Medical Branch, Galveston, TX, USA.
The University of Texas Medical Branch at Galveston · US

Funding

Characterization of tRNA-derived RNA Fragments (tRFs) in Respiratory Syncytial ViR56AI107033 · NIAID · UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS MED BR GALVESTON · PI BAO, XIAOYONG · 2014 to 2014
$387k
NIAID NIH HHS R56 AI107033NIAID NIH HHS R56 AI107033-01A1
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Human metapneumovirus (hMPV) and respiratory syncytial virus, its close family member, are two major causes of lower respiratory tract infection in the paediatric population. hMPV is also a common cause of worldwide morbidity and mortality in immunocompromised patients and older adults. Repeated infections occur often, demonstrating a heavy medical burden. However, there is currently no hMPV-specific prevention treatment. This review focuses on the current literature on hMPV vaccine development. We believe that a better understanding of the role(s) of viral proteins in host responses might lead to efficient prophylactic vaccine development.

Indexed as

Drug DiscoveryHost-Pathogen InteractionsHumansMetapneumovirusParamyxoviridae InfectionsVaccinationViral ProteinsViral VaccinesViral ProteinsViral Vaccines

Identifiers

PMID25667325
PMCPMC4635448
OpenAlexW2036876394

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