Molecular and clinical characteristics related to rhinovirus infection in Brasilia, Brazil.

ABSTRACT:

Introduction

Human rhinovirus (HRV) is one of the most common human viral pathogens related to infections of the upper and lower respiratory tract, which can result in bronchiolitis and pneumonia. However, the relevance of HRV in human health was under-estimated for long time due to the absence of molecular targets for influenza and influenza-like syndrome surveillance in Brasília, Brazil.

Objectives

The main objective of this study was analyze the clinical characteristics and outcomes of HRV infections in comparison with patients without HRV and other common respiratory viruses.

Materials and methods

For this purpose, new specific primer sets were designed based on the high throughput sequencing analysis in previous study. These primers were used for HRV detection by

SUBMITTER: da Costa Souza L 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC7787651 | biostudies-literature | 2021 Mar

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature