| rapid detection and clinical features of infants and young children with acute lower respiratory tract infection due to respiratory syncytial virus. | during december to the end of february of 2003 and 2004, a total of 282 nasopharyngeal aspirates were obtained from infants and young children admitted to the buraidah maternity and pediatric hospital, al-qassim, saudi arabia, and clinically diagnosed as suffering from acute lower respiratory tract infections. the aspirates were tested for the presence of respiratory syncytial virus using direct fluorescein-labeled monoclonal antibody assay. of the 282 specimens, 128 (45.4%) were found to be pos ... | 2006 | 16706795 |