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Human rhinovirus C associated with wheezing in hospitalised children in the Middle East.
Journal of clinical virology : the official publication of the Pan American Society for Clinical Virology - 1 Sept 2009
Miller E Kathryn, Khuri-Bulos Najwa, Williams John V, Shehabi Asem A, Faouri Samir, Al Jundi Ihsan, Chen Qingxia, Heil Luke, Mohamed Yassir, Morin Laura-Lee, Ali Asad, Halasa Natasha B
Abstract excerpt
BACKGROUND: Few studies have investigated the disease burden and genetic diversity of human rhinoviruses (HRVs) in developing countries. OBJECTIVES: To assess the burden of HRV in Amman, Jordan, and to characterise clinical differences between HRV groups. STUDY DESIGN: We prospectively studied children <5 years, hospitalised with respiratory symptoms and/or fever in Amman, Jordan. Viruses were identified by...
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