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Molecular characterization of circulating respiratory syncytial virus (RSV) genotypes in Gilgit Baltistan Province of Pakistan during 2011-2012 winter season.
PloS one - 1 Jan 2013
Bashir Uzma, Aamir Uzma Bashir, Alam Muhammad Masroor, Sadia Hajra, Zaidi Syed Sohail Zahoor, Kazi Birjees Mazher
Abstract excerpt
Respiratory syncytial virus (RSV) is the major cause of acute lower respiratory tract infections in young children, but very little is known about its epidemiology and circulating genotypes in Pakistan. This study analyzed the epidemiological and molecular characteristics of RSV genotypes detected in Pakistani children less than 2 years of age with acute respiratory tract infections (ARIs) in a tertiary care...
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