Genotypic diversity, circulation patterns and co-detections among rhinoviruses in Queensland, 2001.

ABSTRACT:

Purpose

Rhinoviruses (RVs) occur more frequently than other viruses and more often in people displaying symptoms than in those without. We sought to estimate the spectrum of RV diversity, RV species seasonality and to analyse RV involvement in respiratory virus co-detections.

Methodology

A convenience collection of 1179 airway sample extracts from patients with suspected respiratory infections, collected during 2001, was subjected to comprehensive molecular testing.

Results

RVs were the most common virus detected. We were able to genotype ~90 % of RV detections, identifying 70 distinct RVs, spanning all three species. RV-Bs were under-represented. We found RV species co-circulated at times, although one species usually dominated. Each species displayed a bimodal distr

SUBMITTER: Arden KE 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC7525053 | biostudies-literature | 2020

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature