Identification and seasonality of rhinovirus and respiratory syncytial virus in asthmatic children in tropical climate.

ABSTRACT: Asthma is a disease that has been associated with the presence of different genetic and socio-environmental factors. To identify and evaluate the seasonality of respiratory syncytial virus (RSV) and human rhinovirus (RV) in asthmatic children and adolescents in tropical climate, as well as to assess the socioeconomic and environmental factors involved. The study was conducted in a referral hospital, where a total of 151 children were recruited with a respiratory infection. The International Study of Asthma and Allergies in Childhood (ISAAC) protocol and a questionnaire were applied, and a skin prick test was performed. The nasal swab was collected to detect RV and RSV through molecular assay. National Meteorological Institute (INMET) database was the source of climatic information. The soc

SUBMITTER: Lopes GP 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC7517263 | biostudies-literature | 2020 Sep

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature