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Rhinovirus genome variation during chronic upper and lower respiratory tract infections.
PloS one - 1 Jan 2011
Tapparel Caroline, Cordey Samuel, Junier Thomas, Farinelli Laurent, Van Belle Sandra, Soccal Paola M, Aubert John-David, Zdobnov Evgeny, Kaiser Laurent
Abstract excerpt
Routine screening of lung transplant recipients and hospital patients for respiratory virus infections allowed to identify human rhinovirus (HRV) in the upper and lower respiratory tracts, including immunocompromised hosts chronically infected with the same strain over weeks or months. Phylogenetic analysis of 144 HRV-positive samples showed no apparent correlation between a given viral genotype or species and...
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