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Genotypes and clinical data of respiratory syncytial virus and metapneumovirus in brazilian infants: a new perspective.
The Brazilian journal of infectious diseases : an official publication of the Brazilian Society of Infectious Diseases - 1 Feb 2009
Riccetto Adriana Gut Lopes, Silva Luciana Helena Antoniassi da, Spilki Fernando Rosado, Morcillo André Moreno, Arns Clarice Weis, Baracat Emílio Carlos Elias
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The aim of this study was to determine if there was a correlation between respiratory syncytial virus (RSV) and metapneumovirus (MPV) genotypes and clinical data of Brazilian infants hospitalized for acute lower respiratory infection. The viruses in the patients' nasopharyngeal secretions were studied using the polymerase chain reaction and phylogenetic analysis. The study assessed 144 infants; 31.9% were RSV...
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