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Characteristics and Their Clinical Relevance of Respiratory Syncytial Virus Types and Genotypes Circulating in Northern Italy in Five Consecutive Winter Seasons.
PloS one - 1 Jan 2015
Esposito Susanna, Piralla Antonio, Zampiero Alberto, Bianchini Sonia, Di Pietro Giada, Scala Alessia, Pinzani Raffaella, Fossali Emilio, Baldanti Fausto, Principi Nicola
Abstract excerpt
In order to investigate the genetic diversity and patterns of the co-circulating genotypes of respiratory syncytial virus (RSV) and their possible relationships with the severity of RSV infection, we studied all of the RSV-positive nasopharyngeal samples collected from children during five consecutive winters (2009-2010, 2010-2011, 2011-2012, 2012-2013 and 2013-2014). The RSVs were detected using the respiratory...
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