Literature DB >> 15712541

Winter peak of respiratory syncytial virus in Islamabad.

Waheed-Uz-Zaman Tariq1, Talal Waqar, Salman Ali, Eijaz Ghani.   

Abstract

A study was carried out on 391 cases of bronchiolitis and pneumonia from different paediatric units in Rawalpindi/Islamabad, Pakistan. A clear winter spike of respiratory syncytial virus (RSV) was noted. It was found that there was a substantial increase of 30-50% in the positivity of RSV from December to February.

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Year:  2005        PMID： 15712541     DOI： 10.1258/0049475053001958

Source DB:  PubMed          Journal:  Trop Doct        ISSN： 0049-4755            Impact factor:   0.731


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1.  RSV associated hospitalizations in children in Karachi, Pakistan: Implications for vaccine prevention strategies.

Authors:  Asad Ali; Mohammad Tahir Yousafzai; Rabbia Waris; Fatima Jafri; Fatima Aziz; Imran Naeem Abbasi; Anita Zaidi
Journal:  J Med Virol       Date:  2017-02-24       Impact factor: 2.327

2.  Bronchiolitis outbreak caused by respiratory syncytial virus in southwest Bangladesh, 2010.

Authors:  Farhana Haque; M Mushtuq Husain; Kazi Mohammad Hassan Ameen; Refat Rahima; M Jahangir Hossain; A S M Alamgir; Mustafizur Rahman; Mahmudur Rahman; Stephen P Luby
Journal:  Int J Infect Dis       Date:  2012-08-29       Impact factor: 3.623

3.  Etiology of acute viral respiratory infections common in Pakistan: A review.

Authors:  Riffat Naz; Asma Gul; Urooj Javed; Alina Urooj; Sidra Amin; Zareen Fatima
Journal:  Rev Med Virol       Date:  2018-12-12       Impact factor: 6.989
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