Correlation between Respiratory Syncytial Virus Genotype and Severity of Illness
Martinello RA, Chen MD, Weibel C, Kahn JS. Correlation between Respiratory Syncytial Virus Genotype and Severity of Illness. The Journal Of Infectious Diseases 2002, 186: 839-842. PMID: 12198620, DOI: 10.1086/342414.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsChild, PreschoolGenes, ViralGenotypeHumansInfantPhylogenyRespiratory Syncytial Virus InfectionsRespiratory Syncytial VirusesReverse Transcriptase Polymerase Chain ReactionVirulenceConceptsSeverity of illnessRespiratory syncytial virusSubgroup B isolatesRSV genotypesGreater severityB isolatesSevere RSV diseaseRespiratory tract infectionsSubpopulation of patientsRespiratory syncytial virus genotypesRSV G geneRSV diseaseRSV infectionTract infectionsSyncytial virusRisk factorsVirus genotypesViral factorsIllnessSeasonal outbreaksSeverityComposite scoreSubgroup AInfectionG gene