Article
Respiratory Syncytial Virus Genotype ON1 Within-host Populations in Hospitalized Children: Deletion of the 72-Nucleotide Duplication in the G Gene.
The Pediatric infectious disease journal - 1 Jul 2026
Ihling Clara M, Schnitzler Paul, Thielen Alexander, Daeumer Martin, Rehbein Rebecca M, Hoos Johannes, Pfeil Johannes, Tabatabai Julia
Abstract excerpt
BACKGROUND: Respiratory syncytial virus (RSV) is the major pathogen of lower respiratory tract infection in infants and young children. Molecular epidemiology studies allow the surveillance of circulating RSV genotypes worldwide. However, comprehensive data about the genetic variability of RSV strains within an individual host is lacking. The objective of this study was to investigate the genetic within-host...
Topics
- Humans
- Respiratory Syncytial Virus Infections
- Respiratory Syncytial Virus, Human
- Infant
- Genotype
- Child, Preschool
- Male
- Female
- Prospective Studies
- Germany
