Epidemiological changes of respiratory syncytial virus (RSV) infections in Israel.

RSV is the leading cause of lower respiratory-tract infections in infants and therefore demands in-depth epidemiological characterization. We investigated here the distribution of RSV types in Israel between the years 2005-2012. Clinical samples were collected from 11,018 patients hospitalized due t...

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Main Authors: Shira Hirsh, Musa Hindiyeh, Liat Kolet, Liora Regev, Hilda Sherbany, Karnit Yaary, Ella Mendelson, Michal Mandelboim
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2014-01-01
Series:PLoS ONE
Online Access:http://europepmc.org/articles/PMC3940902?pdf=render