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SUBMITTER: Hirsh S
PROVIDER: S-EPMC3940902 | biostudies-literature | 2014
REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature
Hirsh Shira S Hindiyeh Musa M Kolet Liat L Regev Liora L Sherbany Hilda H Yaary Karnit K Mendelson Ella E Mandelboim Michal M
PloS one 20140303 3
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 to respiratory illnesses and were evaluated for the presence of various respiratory viruses, including RSV A and RSV B. Until 2008, each year was characterized by the presence of one dominant type of R ...[more]