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Phylogenetic Analysis of Respiratory Syncytial Virus Identified at Universiti Kebangsaan Malaysia Medical Centre

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dc.contributor.authorRahman, MMen_US
dc.contributor.authorWong, KKen_US
dc.contributor.authorIsahak, Ien_US
dc.contributor.authorRashid, ZZen_US
dc.contributor.authorAlfizah, Hen_US
dc.date.accessioned2024-05-29T02:55:50Z
dc.date.available2024-05-29T02:55:50Z
dc.date.issued2014
dc.description.abstractHuman respiratory syncytial virus (RSV) is an important cause of acute respiratory tract infection in infants and young children. Phylogenetic analysis for RSV in Malaysia has not been reported before. We investigated the genetic features of RSV in respiratory specimens from March to August 2011 with molecular methods. From a total of 130 throat swab and nasopharyngeal aspirate specimens, 54 (41.5%) were positive with RSV, identified by in-house real-time reverse transcriptase polymerase chain reaction (rRT-PCR) assay. Thirty-four out of 54 (63.0%) RSV positive patients were children below two years old and two (1.4%) were adults. Phylogenetic analysis showed 39 isolates were genotype GA5, 13 genotypes GA2, one genotype GA1 and one genotype GA7. The findings indicated four genotypes of RSV circulating in the country and the predominant genotype is GA5.
dc.identifier.epage744
dc.identifier.issn0126-6039
dc.identifier.issue5
dc.identifier.scopusWOS:000336628400012
dc.identifier.spage739
dc.identifier.urihttps://oarep.usim.edu.my/handle/123456789/11551
dc.identifier.volume43
dc.languageEnglish
dc.language.isoen_US
dc.publisherUniv Kebangsaan Malaysiaen_US
dc.relation.ispartofSains Malaysiana
dc.sourceWeb Of Science (ISI)
dc.subjectGenotype GA1, GA2, GA5 and GA7en_US
dc.subjectphylogenetic analysisen_US
dc.subjectrespiratory syncytial virusen_US
dc.titlePhylogenetic Analysis of Respiratory Syncytial Virus Identified at Universiti Kebangsaan Malaysia Medical Centre
dc.typeArticleen_US
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