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Molecular epidemiological study of human rhinovirus species A, B and C from patients with acute respiratory illnesses in Japan.
Journal of medical microbiology - 1 Mar 2012
Arakawa Mika, Okamoto-Nakagawa Reiko, Toda Shoichi, Tsukagoshi Hiroyuki, Kobayashi Miho, Ryo Akihide, Mizuta Katsumi, Hasegawa Shunji, Hirano Reiji, Wakiguchi Hiroyuki, Kudo Keiko, Tanaka Ryota, Morita Yukio, Noda Masahiro, Kozawa Kunihisa, Ichiyama Takashi, Shirabe Komei, Kimura Hirokazu
Abstract excerpt
Recent studies suggest that human rhinovirus species A, B and C (HRV-ABCs) may be associated with both the common cold and severe acute respiratory illnesses (ARIs) such as bronchiolitis, wheezy bronchiolitis and pneumonia. However, the state and molecular epidemiology of these viruses in Japan i...
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