17th February 2025

An 82-year-old woman is admitted to hospital and is diagnosed with a bacterial pneumonia, from which she is recovered and awaiting a package of care for discharge.

An 82-year-old woman is admitted to hospital and is diagnosed with a bacterial pneumonia, from which she is recovered and awaiting a package of care for discharge. She is currently requiring no medical therapy and has no symptoms. During this time, a PCR result comes back from virology.

Investigations are as follows:

Polymerase chain reaction test for Human metapneumovirus: Positive

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