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Journal of Clinical Microbiology, October 2003, p. 4879-4882, Vol. 41, No. 10
0095-1137/03/$08.00+0     DOI: 10.1128/JCM.41.10.4879-4882.2003
Copyright © 2003, American Society for Microbiology. All Rights Reserved.

Surveillance for Respiratory Syncytial Virus in Infants Hospitalized for Acute Lower Respiratory Infection in Chile (1989 to 2000)

Luis F. Avendaño,1* María Angélica Palomino,2 and Carmen Larrañaga1

Programa de Virología,1 Departamento de Pediatría, Hospital Roberto del Río, Facultad de Medicina, Universidad de Chile, Santiago, Chile2

Received 20 February 2003/ Returned for modification 5 May 2003/ Accepted 19 July 2003

Hospitalized infants (4,618) were studied for lower respiratory infections from 1989 through 2000 by routine immunofluorescence assay and viral isolation. The hospitalization rate for respiratory syncytial virus (RSV) averaged 2% per year. The fatality rate was 0.1%. Monthly RSV detection varied from 14 to 88%, and epidemics lasted 3.5 to 6 months. From 1994 high-early versus low-late epidemic patterns alternately were observed, the first influenced by a group B strain.

* Corresponding author. Mailing address: Programa de Virología, Fac. Medicina, ICBM, Universidad de Chile, Av. Independencia 1027, Santiago, Chile. Phone: 56 2 678 6317. Fax: 56 2 678 6124. E-mail: lavendan{at}machi.med.uchile.cl.

Journal of Clinical Microbiology, October 2003, p. 4879-4882, Vol. 41, No. 10
0095-1137/03/$08.00+0     DOI: 10.1128/JCM.41.10.4879-4882.2003
Copyright © 2003, American Society for Microbiology. All Rights Reserved.



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