| subgrouping of respiratory syncytial virus strains from australia and papua new guinea by biological and antigenic characteristics. | strains of respiratory syncytial virus from 3 major areas of australia and papua new guinea (png) were analyzed for variations in their antigenic and biological properties and in the molecular weights of their major structural proteins. seventy-eight strains from infants and young children with lri were collected from 1981-1984. the rsv season in the australian cities lasted from april through september, with major peaks in july of each year, while the rsv season in tropical png was year-round, ... | 1994 | 8002781 |
| clinical severity of respiratory syncytial virus group a and b infection in sydney, australia. | respiratory syncytial virus (rsv) has two major antigenic groups, a and b. there is disagreement as to whether or not there is a difference in the clinical severity of disease caused by the two rsv groups. this 3-year prospective study of infants and children with rsv-positive bronchiolitis examines the relative virulence of rsv groups a and b and assesses the role that breast-feeding may have in modifying the clinical severity of infection. clinical severity was graded i (ventilated, severe), i ... | 1993 | 8284117 |
| evaluation of alternative respiratory syndromes for specific syndromic surveillance of influenza and respiratory syncytial virus: a time series analysis. | syndromic surveillance is increasingly being evaluated for its potential for early warning of increased disease activity in the population. however, interpretation is hampered by the difficulty of attributing a causative pathogen. we described the temporal relationship between laboratory counts of influenza and respiratory syncytial virus (rsv) detection and alternative groupings of emergency department (ed) respiratory diagnoses. | 2009 | 19943970 |