Genomic characterization of circulating human respiratory syncytial viruses A and B in Kuwait using whole-genome sequencing.

ABSTRACT: The human respiratory syncytial virus (RSV) is considered one of the most common viruses that infect children globally. The virus is known to have extensive gene sequence variability within and between RSV groups A and B globally; however, there is no information on the whole-genome characterization and diversity of RSV in Kuwait. Therefore, this study aimed to sequence the entire genome of RSV strains isolated from patients with acute respiratory tract infection (ARTI) in Kuwait. Therefore, this study aimed to sequence the entire genome of RSV strains isolated from patients with ARTI in Kuwait. Between January 2020 and September 2022, 7,093 respiratory samples were collected from hospitalized infants, children, and adults and were analyzed for respiratory viruses by multiplex real-time PC

SUBMITTER: Madi N 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC11218466 | biostudies-literature | 2024 Jul

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature