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Prevalence of respiratory syncytial virus group B genotype BA-IV strains among children with acute respiratory tract infection in Kolkata, Eastern India.
Journal of clinical virology : the official publication of the Pan American Society for Clinical Virology - 1 Aug 2009
Agrawal Anurodh Shankar, Sarkar Mehuli, Ghosh Souvik, Chawla-Sarkar Mamta, Chakraborty Nilanjan, Basak Meena, Naik Trailokya Nath
Abstract excerpt
BACKGROUND: Although recognized as a significant respiratory pathogen, there is a dearth of information on genetic diversity of human respiratory syncytial virus (HRSV) strains among children in India. OBJECTIVES: To study prevalence and genomic diversity of HRSV strains among children (<5 years of age) with acute respiratory tract infection (ARTI) at Dr. B.C. Roy Memorial Hospital for Children, Kolkata, Eastern...
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