Molecular characterization of an outbreak of respiratory syncytial virus (subgroup A) in Havana, Cuba, by monoclonal antibodies and restriction mapping (N gene).
Clin Diagn Lab Immunol
; 4(5): 633-4, 1997 Sep.
Article
in En
| MEDLINE
| ID: mdl-9302221
Twenty-one respiratory syncytial virus (RSV) strains isolated from one outbreak in Havana, Cuba (1994 to 1995), were analyzed to determine their relatedness. All isolated strains were classified as subgroup A by monoclonal antibodies. Of 21 RSV strains examined, 20 were classified as having restriction pattern NP4 and only 1 was classified as having restriction pattern NP5.
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Collection:
01-internacional
Database:
MEDLINE
Main subject:
RNA, Viral
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Respiratory Syncytial Virus, Human
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Respiratory Syncytial Virus Infections
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Antigens, Viral
Limits:
Humans
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Infant
Country/Region as subject:
Caribe
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Cuba
Language:
En
Journal:
Clin Diagn Lab Immunol
Journal subject:
ALERGIA E IMUNOLOGIA
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TECNICAS E PROCEDIMENTOS DE LABORATORIO
Year:
1997
Document type:
Article
Affiliation country:
Cuba
Country of publication:
United States