Fatal respiratory infections associated with rhinovirus outbreak, Vietnam.

Journal article

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.

Authors: Hai, LT; Bich, V; Ngai, L; Diep, N; Phuc, P

• Publication status: Published
• Journal: Emerging infectious diseases
• Volume: 18
• Issue: 11
• Pages: 1886-1888
• Publication date: 2012-11-01
• DOI: 10.3201/eid1811.120607
• EISSN: 1080-6059
• ISSN: 1080-6040
• Language: English
• Keywords: Genotype; Infant, Newborn; Disease Outbreaks; Male; Rhinovirus; 5' Untranslated Regions; Humans; Female; Respiratory Tract Infections; Phylogeny; Infant; Serotyping; Genome, Viral; Vietnam; Picornaviridae Infections