Distribution of Respiratory Syncytial Virus Subtypes A and B Among Infants Presenting to the Emergency Department With Lower Respiratory Tract Infection or Apnea

Distribution of Respiratory Syncytial Virus Subtypes A and B Among Infants Presenting to the Emergency Department With Lower Respiratory Tract Infection or Apnea

Respiratory syncytial virus (RSV), a leading viral respiratory pathogen worldwide, has 2 major subtypes, A and B. To describe the temporal and geographic distribution and parameters of disease severity associated with RSV A and B in the United States. A US multicenter active surveillance study was c...

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Veröffentlicht in:The Pediatric infectious disease journal 2013-04, Vol.32 (4), p.335-340
Hauptverfasser: JAFRI, Hasan S, XIONGHUA WU, MAKARI, Doris, HENRICKSON, Kelly J
Format: Artikel
Sprache:eng
Schlagworte:
Apnea - epidemiology
Apnea - pathology
Apnea - virology
Biological and medical sciences
Bronchopneumonia - epidemiology
Bronchopneumonia - pathology
Bronchopneumonia - virology
Emergency Medical Services
Epidemiological Monitoring
Female
Genotype
Human viral diseases
Humans
Infant
Infectious diseases
Male
Medical sciences
Molecular Epidemiology
Nasal Cavity - virology
Pneumology
Prospective Studies
Respiratory Syncytial Virus, Human - classification
Respiratory Syncytial Virus, Human - genetics
Respiratory Syncytial Virus, Human - isolation & purification
Respiratory system : syndromes and miscellaneous diseases
Respiratory Tract Infections - epidemiology
Respiratory Tract Infections - pathology
Respiratory Tract Infections - virology
Reverse Transcriptase Polymerase Chain Reaction
Seasons
United States - epidemiology
Viral diseases
Viral diseases of the respiratory system and ent viral diseases
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Zusammenfassung:Respiratory syncytial virus (RSV), a leading viral respiratory pathogen worldwide, has 2 major subtypes, A and B. To describe the temporal and geographic distribution and parameters of disease severity associated with RSV A and B in the United States. A US multicenter active surveillance study was conducted in emergency departments (EDs) during 2 RSV seasons. Infants
ISSN:0891-3668
1532-0987
DOI:10.1097/INF.0b013e318282603a