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Correlation between respiratory syncytial virus genotype and severity of illness.
The Journal of infectious diseases - 15 Sept 2002
Martinello Richard A, Chen Martin D, Weibel Carla, Kahn Jeffrey S
Abstract excerpt
Respiratory syncytial virus (RSV) causes seasonal outbreaks of respiratory tract infections, but the viral factors associated with virulence remain unknown. To determine whether RSV genotype correlated with severity of illness, isolates were characterized by phylogenetic analysis of the RSV G gene, and a composite score was used to quantify severity of illness. During the 1998-1999 and 1999-2000 winter seasons,...
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