Seasonality and Genotype Diversity of Human Rhinoviruses during an Eight-Year Period in Slovenia.

ABSTRACT: Due to the high socioeconomic burden of rhinoviruses, the development of prevention and treatment strategies is of high importance. Understanding the epidemiological and clinical features of rhinoviruses is essential in order to address these issues. Our study aimed to define the seasonality and molecular epidemiology of rhinoviruses in Slovenia. Over a period of eight years, a total of 20,425 patients from sentinel primary healthcare settings and sentinel hospitals were examined for a panel of respiratory viruses in the national programme for the surveillance of influenza-like illnesses and acute respiratory infections. The patients were from all age groups and had respiratory infections of various severity. Infection with a rhinovirus was confirmed using an RT-rPCR in 1834 patients, and

SUBMITTER: Berginc N 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC10893136 | biostudies-literature | 2024 Feb

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature