Detection of ON1 and novel genotypes of human respiratory syncytial virus and emergence of palivizumab resistance in Lebanon.

Respiratory syncytial virus (RSV) is a common cause of respiratory tract infections in children and immunocompromised individuals. A multi-center surveillance of the epidemiologic and molecular characteristics of RSV circulating in Lebanon was performed. The attachment (G) and fusion (F) glycoprotei...

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Main Authors: Hadi Abou-El-Hassan, Elie Massaad, Nadia Soudani, Aia Assaf-Casals, Rouba Shaker, Mireille Lteif Khoury, Soha Ghanem, Maria Karam, Rabih Andary, Reiko Saito, Ghassan Dbaibo, Hassan Zaraket
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2019-01-01
Series:PLoS ONE
Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0212687