Respiratory syncytial virus (RSV) is the major viral agent of lower respiratory tract infection in infants and children. The aim of this study is to isolate RSV by cell culture in children with respiratory tract infection. Nasotracheal aspirate specimens collected from 80 hospitalized patients with respiratory tract infection aged between 0-24 months were included in the study. Hep-2 cell culture was used for RSV isolation. RSV antigen was investigated in cell culture specimens by Direct Fluorescence Antibody (DFA) test,. Cytophatic effect (CPE) of RSV was found positive in 17 (% 21.3) of 80 samples by cell culture, and RSV antigen was found positive by DFA in these samples
Alan : Sağlık Bilimleri
Dergi Türü : Ulusal
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