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Respiratory Syncytial Virus: The Influence of Serotype and Genotype Variability on Clinical Course of Infection.
International journal of molecular sciences - 6 Aug 2017
Vandini Silvia, Biagi Carlotta, Lanari Marcello
Abstract excerpt
Respiratory syncytial virus (RSV) belongs to the recently defined Pneumoviridae family, Orthopneumovirus genus. It is the leading cause of acute bronchiolitis and one of the most common causes of infant viral death worldwide, with infection typically occurring as recurrent seasonal epidemics. There are two major RSV subtypes, A and B, and multiple genotypes, which can coexist during RSV epidemic season every year...
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