Article
Newly identified respiratory viruses in children with asthma exacerbation not requiring admission to hospital.
Journal of medical virology - 1 Aug 2010
Arden Katherine E, Chang Anne B, Lambert Stephen B, Nissen Michael D, Sloots Theo P, Mackay Ian M
Abstract excerpt
There are few data describing the comprehensive identification in and influence of newly identified respiratory viruses on asthma exacerbations. Most studies focus on inpatients. In this preliminary study, the point prevalence and the associations of picornavirus species described recently and human bocavirus (HBoV) with the recovery from exacerbations in non-hospitalized asthmatic children (median age 5.1 years)...
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