title: Trends of respiratory syncytial virus sub-types in children hospitalised at a tertiary care centre in Jaipur during 2012-2014.
abstract: Respiratory syncytial virus (RSV) causes high mortality and morbidity in infants. The study was planned to determine the trends of RSV sub-types in hospitalised children. Nasopharyngeal aspirate and throat swabs were collected from the hospitalised children up to 5 years of age. Viral nucleic acid was extracted using easyMAG automated extraction system, and real-time reverse transcription polymerase chain reaction was performed. Total positivity for RSV was found to be 25.40%, predominantly for RSV B (20.03%), followed by RSV A (2.90%) and RSV AB mixed infections (2.47%). Palivizumab prophylaxis can be planned to be given to infants from post-monsoon to end of winter.
authors.affiliation: Department of Microbiology and Immunology, Advanced Basic Sciences and Clinical Research Laboratory (ICMR Grade-I Viral Diagnostics and Research Laboratory), Sawai Man Singh Medical College, Jaipur, Rajasthan, India.
authors.forename: M Anjaneya
authors.initials: MA
authors.lastname: Swamy
authors.affiliation: Department of Microbiology and Immunology, Advanced Basic Sciences and Clinical Research Laboratory (ICMR Grade-I Viral Diagnostics and Research Laboratory), Sawai Man Singh Medical College, Jaipur, Rajasthan, India.
authors.forename: Bharti
authors.initials: B
authors.lastname: Malhotra
authors.affiliation: Department of Microbiology and Immunology, Advanced Basic Sciences and Clinical Research Laboratory (ICMR Grade-I Viral Diagnostics and Research Laboratory), Sawai Man Singh Medical College, Jaipur, Rajasthan, India.
authors.forename: P V Janardhan
authors.initials: PV
authors.lastname: Reddy
authors.affiliation: Department of Microbiology and Immunology, Advanced Basic Sciences and Clinical Research Laboratory (ICMR Grade-I Viral Diagnostics and Research Laboratory), Sawai Man Singh Medical College, Jaipur, Rajasthan, India.
authors.forename: Jitendra Kumar
authors.initials: JK
authors.lastname: Tiwari
authors.affiliation: Department of Microbiology and Immunology, Advanced Basic Sciences and Clinical Research Laboratory (ICMR Grade-I Viral Diagnostics and Research Laboratory), Sawai Man Singh Medical College, Jaipur, Rajasthan, India.
authors.forename: Neeraj
authors.initials: N
authors.lastname: Kumar
authors.affiliation: Department of Paediatrics Medicine, JK Lone Hospital, Sawai Man Singh Medical College, Jaipur, Rajasthan, India.
authors.forename: Manohar Lal
authors.initials: ML
authors.lastname: Gupta
mesh_terms: D002675:Child, Preschool; D005260:Female; D005838:Genotype; D006801:Humans; D007194:India / Q000453:epidemiology; D007223:Infant; D008297:Male; D009305:Nasopharynx / Q000821:virology; D010614:Pharynx / Q000821:virology; D012367:RNA, Viral / Q000235:genetics; D060888:Real-Time Polymerase Chain Reaction; D018357:Respiratory Syncytial Virus Infections / Q000453:epidemiology / Q000821:virology*; D012136:Respiratory Syncytial Viruses / Q000145:classification* / Q000235:genetics* / Q000302:isolation & purification; D012621:Seasons; D062606:Tertiary Care Centers
chemical_list: D012367:RNA, Viral