Respiratory syncytial virus infection and prevalence of subgroups A and B in Hawaii.
Respiratory syncytial virus was isolated from hospitalized children in Hawaii in each month of the year during the period January 1987 to August 1989. Subgroup A and subgroup B strains cocirculated, with subgroup A predominating. There was an alternating early-season and late-season peak incidence cycle as reported elsewhere.
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Department of Tropical Medicine, John A. Burns School of Medicine, University of Hawaii, Honolulu 96816.
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D000293:Adolescent; D002648:Child; D002675:Child, Preschool; D004812:Epidemiologic Methods; D006254:Hawaii / Q000453:epidemiology; D006801:Humans; D007223:Infant; D007231:Infant, Newborn; D012136:Respiratory Syncytial Viruses / Q000145:classification* / Q000302:isolation & purification; D010253:Respirovirus Infections / Q000453:epidemiology* / Q000382:microbiology; D012621:Seasons