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How Respiratory Syncytial Virus Genotypes Influence the Clinical Course in Infants Hospitalized for Bronchiolitis.
The Journal of infectious diseases - 29 Jan 2019
Midulla Fabio, Nenna Raffaella, Scagnolari Carolina, Petrarca Laura, Frassanito Antonella, Viscido Agnese, Arima Serena, Antonelli Guido, Pierangeli Alessandra
Abstract excerpt
Background: We aimed to study respiratory syncytial virus (RSV) genotype distribution, clinical presentation, and disease severity in infants with bronchiolitis from RSV subtypes and new RSV genotypes. Methods: We prospectively enrolled previously healthy term infants less than 1 year old hospitalized for bronchiolitis in an Italian university hospital over 12 epidemic seasons. In 312 nasopharyngeal washings...
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