Abstract
Background: Human respiratory syncytial virus (HRSV) is a leading viral etiologic agent of pediatric lower respiratory infections, including bronchiolitis and pneumonia. Two antigenic subgroups, HRSV-A and B, each contain several genotypes. While viral load may vary among HRSV genotypes and affect the clinical course of disease, data are scarce regarding the actual differences among genotypes. Therefore, this study estimated and compared viral load among NA1 and ON1 genotypes of HRSV-A and BA9 of HRSV-B. ON1 is a newly emerged genotype with a 72-nucleotide duplication in the G gene as observed previously with BA genotypes in HRSV-B. Findings: Children
Original language | English (US) |
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Article number | 565 |
Journal | Virology Journal |
Volume | 13 |
Issue number | 1 |
DOIs | |
State | Published - Jun 27 2016 |
Externally published | Yes |
Keywords
- Children
- Genotype
- Pneumonia
- Respiratory syncytial virus
- Viral load
ASJC Scopus subject areas
- Virology
- Infectious Diseases