| epidemiology of respiratory syncytial virus in children in cyprus during three consecutive winter seasons (2010-2013): age distribution, seasonality and association between prevalent genotypes and disease severity. | this study reports the epidemiology of respiratory syncytial virus (rsv) in hospitalized children in cyprus over three successive seasons (2010-2013) and the association between prevalent genotypes and disease severity. rsv infections had a circulation pattern from december to march. most rsv-positive children (83%) were aged <2 years. genotyping of rsv isolates showed that during the first winter season of the study (2010-2011), the only rsv genotype circulating was ga2 (rsv-a), followed by gen ... | 2014 | 24476750 |