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| Calegari,Tatiany; Queiroz,Divina A.O.; Yokosawa,Jonny; Silveira,Hélio L.; Costa,Lourenço F.; Oliveira,Thelma F.M.; Luiz,Lysa N.; Oliveira,Renata C.; Diniz,Francisco C.; Rossi,Lívia M.G.; Carvalho,Cláudio J; Lima,Ana Cláudia; Mantese,Orlando C. |
| Respiratory syncytial virus (RSV) is responsible for annual respiratory infection outbreaks in infants and young children worldwide, frequently causing bronchiolitis and pneumonia. We evaluated clinical and epidemiological features of acute respiratory infections (ARIs) caused by respiratory syncytial virus (RSV) in children less than five years old. Nasopharyngeal aspirate samples from children with ARI symptoms, attended at the 'Hospital das Clínicas' - Federal University of Uberlândia, MG, Brazil, were collected and tested for RSV by the immunofluorescence assay (IFA). Patients' clinical and epidemiological data were also obtained. From April 2000 to June 2003, 317 nasopharyngeal samples were collected from children less than 54 months old. Seventy-six... |
| Tipo: Info:eu-repo/semantics/article |
Palavras-chave: Respiratory syncytial virus; Respiratory infection; Children. |
| Ano: 2005 |
URL: http://www.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S1413-86702005000200006 |
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