Prevalence of rhinovirus in wheezing children: a comparison with respiratory syncytial virus wheezing
- Sun, Huiquan
- Sun, Qiufeng
- Jiang, Wunjun
- Chen, Zhengrong
- Huang, Li
- Wang, Meijuan
- Ji, Wei
- Shao, Xuejun
- Yan, Yongdong
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AbstractObjectiveTo explore the distribution and clinical manifestations of rhinovirus infection in wheezing children, and compare the clinical differences between rhinovirus- and respiratory syncytial virus-induced wheezing.Materials and methodsThis prospective cohort study was carried out in Children's Hospital of Soochow University from Dec 2012 to Nov 2014. We enrolled consecutive hospitalized children <60 months of age presented with wheezing. Clinical data including cough, fever, dyspnea, crackles were recorded by pediatricians on the first day of admission. Meanwhile, nasopharyngeal aspirates were obtained to test for respiratory viruses, by using polymerase chain reaction method for rhinovirus, human bocavirus, and human metapneumov...
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