title: Clinical and epidemiologic characteristics of respiratory syncytial virus infection among children aged <5 years, Jingzhou City, China, 2011.
abstract: Severe acute respiratory illness (SARI) surveillance began in Jingzhou City, China, in 2010. A subset of 511 children aged <5 years enrolled in the SARI study during 2011 were tested for influenza and noninfluenza respiratory viral infection by real-time reverse-transcription polymerase chain reaction. Respiratory syncytial virus (RSV) was most commonly detected. Children aged 12-23 and 24-60 months were equally likely to test positive for RSV. Although cases of RSV infection could be detected throughout the year, the greatest numbers were detected from autumn to early winter.
authors.affiliation: Hubei Provincial Disease Prevention and Control Center, Wuhan.
authors.forename: Xixiang
authors.initials: X
authors.lastname: Huo
authors.forename: Bin
authors.initials: B
authors.lastname: Fang
authors.forename: Linlin
authors.initials: L
authors.lastname: Liu
authors.forename: Hongjie
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Yu
authors.forename: Hui
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Chen
authors.forename: Jiandong
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Zheng
authors.forename: Yuzhi
authors.initials: Y
authors.lastname: Zhang
authors.forename: Zhen
authors.initials: Z
authors.lastname: Xu
authors.forename: John D
authors.initials: JD
authors.lastname: Klena
authors.forename: Jay K
authors.initials: JK
authors.lastname: Varma
authors.forename: Zhibin
authors.initials: Z
authors.lastname: Peng
authors.forename: Xuesen
authors.initials: X
authors.lastname: Xing
authors.forename: Guan
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Xuhua
authors.forename: Faxian
authors.initials: F
authors.lastname: Zhan
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D002648:Child; D002675:Child, Preschool; D002681:China / Q000453:epidemiology; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007223:Infant; D007251:Influenza, Human / Q000453:epidemiology / Q000821:virology; D008297:Male; D011159:Population Surveillance / Q000379:methods; D018357:Respiratory Syncytial Virus Infections / Q000453:epidemiology* / Q000503:physiopathology* / Q000821:virology; D018113:Respiratory Syncytial Virus, Human / Q000235:genetics / Q000302:isolation & purification*; D012141:Respiratory Tract Infections / Q000453:epidemiology* / Q000503:physiopathology / Q000821:virology; D012621:Seasons
keywords: Hubei; RSV; seasonal distribution