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Human rhinoviruses in Chinese adults with acute respiratory tract infection.
The Journal of infection - 1 Oct 2010
Xiang Zichun, Gonzalez Richard, Wang Zhong, Xiao Yan, Chen Lan, Li Taisheng, Vernet Guy, Paranhos-Baccalà Gláucia, Jin Qi, Wang Jianwei
Abstract excerpt
OBJECTIVE: To evaluate the roles of human rhinoviruses (HRVs) in acute respiratory tract infections (ARTIs) in Chinese adults and determine the association between species of HRV and clinical presentations. METHODS: RT-PCR methods were used to detect HRVs in throat and nasal swabs collected from 6104 adult patients with ARTIs from December 2005 to April 2008 in Beijing, China. RESULTS: HRV strains were detected...
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