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Genetic relatedness of infecting and reinfecting respiratory syncytial virus strains identified in a birth cohort from rural Kenya.
The Journal of infectious diseases - 15 Nov 2012
Agoti Charles N, Mwihuri Alexander G, Sande Charles J, Onyango Clayton O, Medley Graham F, Cane Patricia A, Nokes D James
Abstract excerpt
BACKGROUND: Respiratory syncytial virus (RSV) reinfects individuals repeatedly. The extent to which this is a consequence of RSV antigenic diversity is unclear. METHODS: Six-hundred thirty-five children from rural Kenya were closely monitored for RSV infection from birth through 3 consecutive RSV epidemics. RSV infections were identified by immunofluorescence testing of nasal washing samples collected during...
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