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Respiratory syncytial virus: G gene genotype and disease severity.
The Pediatric infectious disease journal - 1 Nov 2004
Struck Adelheid, Forster Johannes, Ihorst Gabriele, Werchau Hermann, König Wolfgang, König Brigitte
Abstract excerpt
BACKGROUND: In a hospital-based study by Martinello (2002), specific G gene genotypes of respiratory syncytial virus subgroup A virus were associated with an increased severity of illness. AIM: We sought to confirm the association of G genotypes with disease severity in a population-based study. MATERIAL AND METHODS: Ninety-one type A respiratory syncytial viruses (identified in the 1999/2000 season by polymerase...
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