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. 1991 Nov;29(11):2614–2615. doi: 10.1128/jcm.29.11.2614-2615.1991

Respiratory syncytial virus infection and prevalence of subgroups A and B in Hawaii.

P E Reese 1, N J Marchette 1
PMCID: PMC270384  PMID: 1774271

Abstract

Respiratory syncytial virus was isolated from hospitalized children in Hawaii in each month of the year during the period January 1987 to August 1989. Subgroup A and subgroup B strains cocirculated, with subgroup A predominating. There was an alternating early-season and late-season peak incidence cycle as reported elsewhere.

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