1 Molecular characteristics of respiratory syncytial virus (RSV) isolated in the North Vietnam, 2017-2018 / Ung Thi Hong Trang, Hoang Vu Mai Phuong, Nguyen Huy Hoang, Le Thi Thanh, Nguyen Vu Son, Nguyen Co Thach, Vuong Duc Cuong, Tran Thi Thu Huong, Pham Thi Hien, Nguyen Phuong Anh, Nguyen Thi Sang, Nguyen Le Khanh Hang, Le Quynh Mai // Academia Journal of Biology .- 2022 .- V.44-N.4 .- P. 101-100 .- 610

Respiratory syncytial virus (RSV) is one of the most interesting respiratory viruses in the world. This virus causes symptoms of illnesses like influenza and imposes a heavy burden on medical services and the economy. However, studies on RSV in Vietnam are limited, while most of the RSV research has primarily been done before 2015. We collected the clinical respiratory samples from severe acute respiratory infection (SARI) patients to screen for RSV by real-time RT-PCR and study their molecular characteristics. RSV-positive specimens with Ct value < 25 collected between 2017-2018 in north Vietnam were inoculated on the Hep2 cell line.