Serological and virological investigations of young children with acute respiratory syndrome associated with respiratory syncytial virus

Diagn Microbiol Infect Dis. 1985 Jan;3(1):81-5. doi: 10.1016/0732-8893(85)90072-0.

Abstract

From January 1979 to March 1979, 341 young children from the metropolitan area of Naples, Italy, were hospitalized with respiratory virus disease. Diagnosis of patients made from virus isolation and seroconversion indicate that the respiratory syncytial virus was a primary cause of this acute respiratory syndrome.

MeSH terms

  • Acute Disease
  • Antigens, Viral / analysis
  • Child, Preschool
  • Humans
  • Infant
  • Infant, Newborn
  • Respiratory Syncytial Viruses / immunology
  • Respiratory Syncytial Viruses / isolation & purification*
  • Respiratory Tract Infections / etiology*
  • Respirovirus Infections / etiology*
  • Syndrome

Substances

  • Antigens, Viral