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JOURNAL OF VIROLOGY, Feb. 2009, p. 1492–1500 0022-538X/09/$08.00⫹0 doi:10.1128/JVI.00671-08 Copyright © 2009, American Society for Microbiology. All Rights Reserved.
Vol. 83, No. 3
Respiratory Syncytial Virus Activates Innate Immunity through Toll-Like Receptor 2䌤 Matthew R. Murawski,1 Glennice N. Bowen,1 Anna M. Cerny,1 Larry J. Anderson,2 Lia M. Haynes,3 Ralph A. Tripp,4 Evelyn A. Kurt-Jones,1 and Robert W. Finberg1* Department of Medicine, University of Massachusetts Medical Center, 364 Plantation Street, Lazare Research Building, Worcester, Massachusetts 016051; National Center for Immunization and Respiratory Diseases, Division of Viral Diseases, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, 1600 Clifton Rd. NE, Atlanta, Georgia 303332; National Center for Immunization and Respiratory Diseases, Division of Viral Diseases, Respiratory and Gastroenteritis Viruses Laboratory Branch, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, 1600 Clifton Rd. NE, Atlanta, Georgia 303333; and College of Veterinary Medicine, Department of Infectious Diseases, Center for Disease Intervention, University of Georgia, Athens, Georgia 306024 Received 26 March 2008/Accepted 10 November 2008
Respiratory syncytial virus (RSV) is a common cause of infection that is associated with a range of respiratory illnesses, from common cold-like symptoms to serious lower respiratory tract illnesses such as pneumonia and bronchiolitis. RSV is the single most important cause of serious lower respiratory tract illness in children
