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Fatal respiratory infections associated with rhinovirus outbreak, Vietnam.
Emerging infectious diseases - 1 Nov 2012
Hai Le Thanh, Bich Vu Thi Ngoc, Ngai Le Kien, Diep Nguyen Thi Ngoc, Phuc Phan Huu, Hung Viet Pham, Taylor Walter R, Horby Peter, Liem Nguyen Thanh, Wertheim Heiman F L
Abstract excerpt
During an outbreak of severe acute respiratory infections in 2 orphanages, Vietnam, 7/12 hospitalized children died. All hospitalized children and 26/43 children from outbreak orphanages tested positive for rhinovirus versus 9/40 control children (p = 0.0005). Outbreak rhinoviruses formed a distinct genetic cluster. Human rhinovirus is an underappreciated cause of severe pneumonia in vulnerable groups.
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