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Severity of Human Rhinovirus Infection in Immunocompromised Adults Is Similar to That of 2009 H1N1 Influenza

Year: 2011

Type: article

Abstract: This retrospective chart review of patients at a tertiary referral center compares characteristics and clinical features of patients diagnosed with human rhinovirus (HRV) infection to those of patients with 2009 H1N1 influenza A (pH1N1) during the pandemic respiratory season of 2009 to 2010. Hospital admission rates, intensive care unit (ICU) admissions, and mortality were not statistically different between the HRV and pH1N1 groups; however, more patients in the HRV group were considered immunocompromised.

Source: Journal of Clinical Microbiology

DOI: 10.1128/jcm.06579-11

Authors: Colleen S. Kraft, Jesse T. Jacob, Marti H. Sears, Eileen M. Burd, Angela M. Caliendo, G. Marshall Lyon

Institution: Emory University

Language: English

Topic: Respiratory viral infections research

Subfield: Epidemiology

Field: Medicine

Domain: Health Sciences

SDG: Good health and well-being

Open Access status: green

Funders: National Institutes of Health, National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases, National Center for Research Resources, National Center for Advancing Translational Sciences