Fatal Respiratory Infections Associated with Rhinovirus Outbreak, Vietnam
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Published Date:Nov 2012
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Source:Emerg Infect Dis. 18(11):1886-1888.
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Alternative Title:Emerg Infect Dis
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Description:During an outbreak of severe acute respiratory infections in 2 orphanages, Vietnam, 7/12 hospitalized children died. All hospitalized children and 26/43 children from outbreak orphanages tested positive for rhinovirus versus 9/40 control children (p = 0.0005). Outbreak rhinoviruses formed a distinct genetic cluster. Human rhinovirus is an underappreciated cause of severe pneumonia in vulnerable groups.
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