| seasonal variation in respiratory syncytial virus infections in children in benin-city, nigeria. | the seasonal variation in respiratory syncytial virus (rsv) infections in children was examined in benin city. nasopharyngeal washes were obtained from children under 3 years hospitalised for acute lower respiratory infections during two seasons - rainy season (june-august) and dry season (december-february). rsv surface antigen was identified by elisa. 54% of patients in the rainy season were elisa positive for rsv compared to 8.8% during the dry season. clinical features in the rsv infected pa ... | 1988 | 3265812 |