Molecular epidemiology of human respiratory syncytial virus among children in Japan during three seasons and hospitalization risk of genotype ON1.

We investigated the genetic diversity, the circulation patterns, and risk for hospital admission of human respiratory syncytial virus (HRSV) strains in Japan between 2012 through 2015. During the study period, 744 HRSV-positive cases were identified by rapid diagnostic test. Of these, 572 samples we...

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Main Authors: Akinobu Hibino, Reiko Saito, Kiyosu Taniguchi, Hassan Zaraket, Yugo Shobugawa, Tamano Matsui, Hiroshi Suzuki, Japanese HRSV Collaborative Study Group
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2018-01-01
Series:PLoS ONE
Online Access:http://europepmc.org/articles/PMC5788364?pdf=render