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  Influenza and Other Respiratory VirusesVolume 1 Issue 5-6, Pages 193 - 197 Published Online: 10 Dec 2007 © 2010 Blackwell Publishing Ltd The Official Journal of the International Society for Influenza and other Respiratory Virus Diseases
Abstract | References | Full Text: HTML, PDF (Size: 75K) | Related Articles | Citation Tracking  Original Article Respiratory syncytial virus: an important cause of acute respiratory illness among young adults undergoing military training Copyright Journal compilation © 2007 Blackwell Publishing Ltd KEYWORDS Adults • human RSV • military personnel • respiratory tract infections
Please cite this paper as: O'Shea et al. (2008) Respiratory syncytial virus: an important cause of acute respiratory illness among young adults undergoingmilitary training. Influenza and Other Respiratory Viruses 1(5-6), 193-197. ABSTRACTBackground Military recruits receiving training are vulnerable to acute respiratory disease and a significant proportion of illness is caused by unidentified pathogens. While some countries use surveillance programmes to monitor such illness, few data exist for recruits of the British Armed Forces. Objectives Through active surveillance of approximately 1000 Royal Navy trainees during 2001, we sought to describe and determine the aetiology of acute respiratory illness. Methods Standard viral culture was used together with serology and a novel highly sensitive real-time PCR and molecular beacon probe assay for respiratory syncytial virus (RSV) detection. Results Among 54 Royal Navy recruits with respiratory symptoms adenovirus was identified in 35%, influenza viruses in 19% and RSV in 14%. All recruits were absent from training for almost a week, most of whom were confined to the sickbay. Conclusions This study is the first to document adenovirus and RSV as important causes of acute respiratory illness among Royal Navy trainees. The study findings demonstrate the clinical significance and challenges of diagnosing RSV infection in young adults. Accepted 08 October 2007. Published online 10 December 2007. | 
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