Re: “Respiratory syncytial virus infections in children in Alice Springs Hospital”, the letter to the Editor by Apakasimaka Dede, David Isaacs, Paul J Torzillo, John Wakerman, Rob Roseby, Rose Fahy, George Clothier, Andrew White and Paula Kitto, in the 18 February issue of the Journal (Med J Aust 2008; 188: 261). A processing error caused the ninth and final author, Paula Kitto, BSc, BM BS, General Practice Registrar at the Centre for Remote Health, Alice Springs, NT, to be omitted from the authors’ byline. The web version of the article was corrected on 10 March 2008.