Title
Circulating strains of human respiratory syncytial virus in central and South America
Date Issued
04 August 2011
Access level
open access
Resource Type
journal article
Author(s)
Sovero M.
Kochel T.
Gomez J.
Chicaiza W.
Barrantes M.
Sanchez F.
Jimenez M.
Comach G.
de Rivera I.L.
Arango A.E.
Agudo R.
Halsey E.S.
Centro Naval de Investigación Médica
Centro Naval de Investigación Médica
Publisher(s)
Public Library of Science
Abstract
Human respiratory syncytial virus (HRSV) is a major cause of viral lower respiratory tract infections among infants and young children. HRSV strains vary genetically and antigenically and have been classified into two broad subgroups, A and B (HRSV-A and HRSV-B, respectively). To date, little is known about the circulating strains of HRSV in Latin America. We have evaluated the genetic diversity of 96 HRSV strains by sequencing a variable region of the G protein gene of isolates collected from 2007 to 2009 in Central and South America. Our results show the presence of the two antigenic subgroups of HRSV during this period with the majority belonging to the genotype HRSV-A2.
Volume
6
Issue
8
Number
e22111
Language
English
OCDE Knowledge area
Sistema respiratorio
PediatrÃa
Scopus EID
2-s2.0-79960966434
PubMed ID
Source
PLoS ONE
ISSN of the container
19326203
Sources of information:
Directorio de Producción CientÃfica
Scopus