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Human rhinovirus C in adult haematopoietic stem cell transplant recipients with respiratory illness.
Journal of clinical virology : the official publication of the Pan American Society for Clinical Virology - 1 Mar 2013
Ferguson Patricia E, Gilroy Nicole M, Faux Cassandra E, Mackay Ian M, Sloots Theo P, Nissen Michael D, Dwyer Dominic E, Sorrell Tania C
Abstract excerpt
BACKGROUND: A previously unidentified species of human rhinovirus, HRV-C, was described in 2006 in association with lower respiratory tract infection (LRTI). Features of infection in immunosuppressed adults are poorly characterised. OBJECTIVES: This study aims to determine the epidemiology of HRV-C in haematopoietic stem cell transplant (HSCT) recipients in a single centre. STUDY DESIGN: A prospective cohort...
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