Article
Early initiation of the respiratory syncytial virus season in 2021-2022, Greece.
Journal of medical virology - 1 Jul 2022
Pappa Styliani, Haidopoulou Katerina, Zarras Charalampos, Theodorakou Eleni, Papadimitriou Eleni, Iosifidis Elias, Gkeka Ioanna, Stoikou Konstantina, Vagdatli Eleni, Skoura Lemonia, Papa Anna
Abstract excerpt
Respiratory syncytial virus (RSV) is the most common viral pathogen causing respiratory disease in the pediatric population. An unexpected sudden upsurge of RSV infections among children was observed in September 2021 in Greece. Forty-one rhinopharyngeal samples from children under the age of 2 years with confirmed RSV bronchiolitis were tested to identify the genotype(s) of the RSV strain(s). The children were...
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