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Molecular Epidemiology of Human Respiratory Syncytial Virus in Iranian ≥60 Years Old Hospitalized Patients with Acute Respiratory Symptoms.
Archives of Iranian medicine - 1 Jun 2017
Arjeyni Yaser, Faghihloo Ebrahim, Samimi Rad Katayoun, Salimi Vahid, Mahmoudi Mahmood, Mokhtari-Azad Talat
Abstract excerpt
BACKGROUND: Human respiratory syncytial virus (HRSV) is an important cause of acute respiratory infection (ARI) and mortality in ≥60 years old population around the world. The aim of this study was to determine the frequency and circulating genotypes of HRSV in Iranian patients ≥ 60 years old. METHODS: In this cross-sectional molecular epidemiology study, we examined the C-terminal located hypervariable domain of...
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