Variation in severity of respiratory syncytial virus infections with subtype

• Published in: The Journal of pediatrics Vol. 117; no. 1; pp. 52 - 62
• Main Authors: McConnochie, Kenneth M., Hall, Caroline B., Walsh, Edward E., Roghmann, Klaus J.
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: United States Mosby, Inc 01.07.1990
• Subjects: Age Factors; Carbon Dioxide - blood; Confounding Factors (Epidemiology); Humans; Infant; Infant, Newborn; Infant, Premature; Multivariate Analysis; New York - epidemiology; Oxygen - blood; Population Surveillance; Pulse; Respiration - physiology; Respiratory Syncytial Viruses - classification; Respiratory Tract Infections - blood; Respiratory Tract Infections - epidemiology; Respiratory Tract Infections - physiopathology; Respirovirus Infections - blood; Respirovirus Infections - epidemiology; Respirovirus Infections - physiopathology; Risk Factors; New York

Two major subtypes of respiratory syncytial virus have been identified. This study assessed the hypothesis that A-subtype infections were more severe than B-subtype infections among the 157 infants hospitalized in two hospitals in Rochester, N.Y., during two winters. Severity was measured both by sp...