Prevalence and clinical aspects of respiratory syncytial virus A and B groups in children seen at Hospital de Clínicas of Uberlândia, MG, Brazil

Prevalence and clinical aspects of respiratory syncytial virus A and B groups in children seen at Hospital de Clínicas of Uberlândia, MG, Brazil

Respiratory syncytial virus (RSV) is well recognized as the most important pathogen causing acute respiratory disease in infants and young children, mainly in the form of bronchiolitis and pneumonia. Two major antigenic groups, A and B, have been identified; however, there is disagreement about the...

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Main Authors: TFM Oliveira, GRO Freitas, LZG Ribeiro, J Yokosawa, MM Siqueira, SAR Portes, HL Silveira, T Calegari, LF Costa, OC Mantese, DAO Queiróz
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Fundação Oswaldo Cruz (FIOCRUZ) 2008-08-01
Series:Memorias do Instituto Oswaldo Cruz
Subjects:
Respiratory syncytial virus groups
young children
disease severity
Online Access:http://www.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S0074-02762008000500002

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