title: Respiratory syncytial virus in a community population: circulation of subgroups A and B since 1965.
abstract: Respiratory syncytial viruses were isolated from residents of Tecumseh, MI, with illnesses of all severities during the periods 1965-1971 and 1976-1981. These isolates were grouped using one monoclonal antibody specific for each subgroup. All were identified as either subgroup A or B. Subgroup A predominated in most years. No differences in age distribution or illness characteristics could be found between the subgroups. This study demonstrated that the currently recognized subgroups have been present in a single community since 1965, and their behavior in the past is similar to that currently described.
authors.affiliation: Department of Epidemiology, School of Public Health, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor 48109.
authors.forename: A S
authors.initials: AS
authors.lastname: Monto
authors.forename: S
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Ohmit
mesh_terms: D000367:Age Factors; D002648:Child; D002675:Child, Preschool; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007223:Infant; D007231:Infant, Newborn; D008137:Longitudinal Studies; D008297:Male; D008824:Michigan / Q000453:epidemiology; D012136:Respiratory Syncytial Viruses / Q000145:classification*; D010253:Respirovirus Infections / Q000453:epidemiology / Q000382:microbiology*; D012703:Serotyping; D012737:Sex Factors