No association between disease severity and respiratory syncytial virus subtypes RSV-A and RSV-B in hospitalized young children in Norway

• Published in: PloS one Vol. 19; no. 3; p. e0298104
• Main Authors: Bøås, Håkon, Havdal, Lise Beier, Størdal, Ketil, Døllner, Henrik, Leegaard, Truls Michael, Bekkevold, Terese, Flem, Elmira, Inchley, Christopher, Nordbø, Svein Arne, Rojahn, Astrid Elisabeth, Debes, Sara, Barstad, Bjørn, Haarr, Elisebet, Kran, Anne-Marte Bakken
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: United States Public Library of Science 11.03.2024; PLOS; Public Library of Science (PLoS)
• Subjects: Analysis; Biology and Life Sciences; Care and treatment; Children; Comorbidity; Diagnosis; Health aspects; Hospital patients; Infection; Medicine and Health Sciences; People and Places; Respiratory syncytial virus; Respiratory tract diseases; Risk factors; Norway

There is conflicting evidence whether subtypes of Respiratory syncytial virus have different seasonality or are differentially associated with clinical severity. We aimed to explore the associations between disease severity and RSV subtypes RSV-A and RSV-B and to describe the circulation of RSV subt...