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Detection of human rhinovirus C in children with acute lower respiratory tract infections in South Korea.
Archives of virology - 1 Jan 2009
Han Tae-Hee, Chung Ju-Young, Hwang Eung-Soo, Koo Ja-Wook
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Recently, HRV-C was identified as a new species of HRV, but its spectrum of clinical disease is still not clear. The purpose of this study was to investigate the molecular epidemiology of HRVs in children with acute lower respiratory tract infections (LRTIs). A total of 54 HRV-positive samples that were negative for other respiratory viruses were sequenced. HRV-A was detected in 33, HRV-B in 4, and HRV-C in 17 of...
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