Clinical characteristics of single human rhinovirus infection and co-infection in the respiratory tract of children.

ABSTRACT:

Background

The human rhinovirus (HRV), when combined with other viruses, typically causes respiratory tract infections in children. However, there is a lack of adequate clinical studies on the causative agents and their symptoms in the case of mixed infections involving rhinovirus (RVs). The objective of this study was to determine the viral etiology of respiratory infections and the clinical characteristics of HRV infections in children.

Methods

This study included 438 patients, aged between 0 and 10 years with a respiratory tract infection diagnosis. A multiplex polymerase chain reaction was used to detect respiratory pathogens. The recorded clinical data of patients were extracted and subsequently analyzed.

Results

The positive rate of virus infection was 256/438 (

SUBMITTER: Shi YR 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC11982991 | biostudies-literature | 2025 Mar

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature