Role of rhinovirus C in apparently life-threatening events in infants, Spain.
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SUBMITTER: Calvo C
PROVIDER: S-EPMC2819893 | biostudies-literature | 2009 Sep
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Role of rhinovirus C in apparently life-threatening events in infants, Spain.
Calvo Cristina C Garcia M Luz ML Pozo Francisco F Reyes Noelia N Pérez-Breña Pilar P Casas Inmaculada I
Emerging infectious diseases 20090901 9
To assess whether infants hospitalized after an apparently life-threatening event had an associated respiratory virus infection, we analyzed nasopharyngeal aspirates from 16 patients. Nine of 11 infants with positive virus results were infected by rhinoviruses. We detected the new genogroup of rhinovirus C in 6 aspirates. ...[more]
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