ArticleArchives of virology2018
Analysis of genetic variability of respiratory syncytial virus groups A and B in Kuwait.
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- Palivizumab for the Prophylaxis of Respiratory Syncytial Virus Disease: Expert Opinion and Recommendations for the Gulf Cooperation Council Region.Oman medical journal · 2024Review
- Genomic characterization of circulating human respiratory syncytial viruses A and B in Kuwait using whole-genome sequencing.Microbiology spectrum · 2024Article
- Circulation of new lineages of RSV-A and RSV-B in Kuwait shows high diversity in the N- and O-linked glycosylation sites in the G protein between 2020 and 2022.Frontiers in cellular and infection microbiology · 2024Article
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- ON-1 and BA-IX Are the Dominant Sub-Genotypes of Human Orthopneumovirus A&B in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia.Genes · 2022Article
- Genetic diversity and molecular evolution of human respiratory syncytial virus A and B.Scientific reports · 2021Article
- Identification of pathogenic genes and transcription factors in respiratory syncytial virus.BMC pediatrics · 2021Article
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- Systematic Review of the Respiratory Syncytial Virus (RSV) Prevalence, Genotype Distribution, and Seasonality in Children from the Middle East and North Africa (MENA) Region.Microorganisms · 2020Article
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Abstract
Respiratory syncytial virus (RSV) is the most frequently identified viral agent in infants, children, and elderly people with acute respiratory tract infections (ARTIs). This study is the only one of its kind in Kuwait, and its purpose was to investigate the genetic variability of the G protein gene in RSV strains prevalent in Kuwait. Respiratory samples were collected from patients with ARTIs in various hospitals in Kuwait and subjected to reverse transcription PCR (RT-PCR) amplifying a fragment of the G gene of RSV. A total of 305 samples were collected between January and mid-December 2016, and 77 (25.2%) were positive for RSV. Group A viruses were predominant over group B viruses; the RSV-A group was detected in 52 (67.5%) of the positive samples, while the RSV-B group was detected in 25 (32.5%) of the positive samples. Phylogenetic analysis showed that all RSV-A strains grouped into eight clusters of identical sequences of untyped strains. Twelve RSV-B strains, on the other hand, belonged to the RSV-B/BA10 genotype, while the rest were untyped. These data suggest that new and untyped strains of RSV-A group likely predominated in Kuwait and that the BA10 genotype of the RSV-B group became the dominant genotype in the 2016 season.
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