Article
Molecular epidemiology of human respiratory syncytial virus subgroup A over a six-year period (1999-2004) in Argentina.
Journal of medical virology - 1 Oct 2005
Viegas Mariana, Mistchenko Alicia S
Abstract excerpt
Human respiratory syncytial virus (HRSV) is the main viral cause of acute lower respiratory tract infections in children. Little information about the molecular epidemiology of HRSV in developing countries, such as Argentina, is available. By RT-PCR, we subgrouped 353 HRSV isolates over six consecutive epidemic seasons (1999-2004) and few isolates from 1997. Between them, 232 (65.7%) belonged to subgroup A and...
Topics
- Argentina
- Genotype
- Humans
- Infant
- Molecular Epidemiology
- Phylogeny
- Respiratory Syncytial Virus Infections
- Respiratory Syncytial Virus, Human
- Respiratory Tract Infections
