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Molecular Characterization of Human Respiratory Syncytial Virus in the Philippines, 2012-2013.
PloS one - 1 Jan 2015
Malasao Rungnapa, Okamoto Michiko, Chaimongkol Natthawan, Imamura Tadatsugu, Tohma Kentaro, Dapat Isolde, Dapat Clyde, Suzuki Akira, Saito Mayuko, Saito Mariko, Tamaki Raita, Pedrera-Rico Gay Anne Granada, Aniceto Rapunzel, Quicho Reynaldo Frederick Negosa, Segubre-Mercado Edelwisa, Lupisan Socorro, Oshitani Hitoshi
Abstract excerpt
Human respiratory syncytial virus (HRSV) is a major cause of acute lower respiratory tract infections in infants and children worldwide. We performed molecular analysis of HRSV among infants and children with clinical diagnosis of severe pneumonia in four study sites in the Philippines, including Biliran, Leyte, Palawan, and Metro Manila from June 2012 to July 2013. Nasopharyngeal swabs were collected and...
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