Respiratory syncytial virus genotypes and disease severity among children in hospital.

doi:10.1136/adc.77.6.508

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Respiratory syncytial virus genotypes and disease severity among children in hospital.

Archives of disease in childhood - 1 Dec 1997

Fletcher J N, Smyth R L, Thomas H M, Ashby D, Hart C A

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OBJECTIVES: To determine the spectrum of N and G genotypes of respiratory syncytial virus (RSV) causing respiratory tract infection and whether particular genotypes are associated with severity of infection. PATIENTS AND METHODS: Nasopharyngeal aspirates (NPAs) were obtained from 114 infants with...

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Acute Disease
Electrophoresis, Agar Gel
Genotype
Hospitalization
Humans
Infant
Nasopharynx
Polymerase Chain Reaction
RNA, Messenger
RNA, Viral
Respiratory Syncytial Virus Infections
Respiratory Syncytial Virus, Human

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