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Prolonged shedding of rhinovirus and re-infection in adults with respiratory tract illness.
The European respiratory journal - 1 Jul 2014
Zlateva Kalina T, de Vries Jutte J C, Coenjaerts Frank E J, van Loon Anton M, Verheij Theo, Little Paul, Butler Christopher C, Goossens Herman, Ieven Margareta, Claas Eric C J
Abstract excerpt
Rhinovirus infections occur frequently throughout life and have been reported in about one-third of asymptomatic cases. The clinical significance of sequential rhinovirus infections remains unclear. To determine the incidence and clinical relevance of sequential rhinovirus detections, nasopharyngeal samples from 2485 adults with acute cough/lower respiratory illness were analysed. Patients were enrolled...
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