Winter peak of respiratory syncytial virus in Islamabad.
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.
Tariq
Waheed-Uz-Zaman
WU
Armed Forces Institute of Pathology Rawalpindi, Rawalpindi, Pakistan. waheedzt@hotmail.com
Waqar
Talal
T
Ali
Salman
S
Ghani
Eijaz
E
D002675:Child, Preschool; D006801:Humans; D007223:Infant; D009305:Nasopharynx / Q000821:virology; D010154:Pakistan / Q000453:epidemiology; D018357:Respiratory Syncytial Virus Infections / Q000453:epidemiology*; D012136:Respiratory Syncytial Viruses / Q000302:isolation & purification; D012621:Seasons