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Rhinovirus C is associated with wheezing and rhinovirus A is associated with pneumonia in hospitalized children in Morocco.
Journal of medical virology - 1 Apr 2017
Annamalay Alicia A, Jroundi Imane, Bizzintino Joelene, Khoo Siew-Kim, Zhang Guicheng, Lehmann Deborah, Laing Ingrid A, Gern James, Goldblatt Jack, Mahraoui Chafiq, Benmessaoud Rachid, Moraleda Cinta, Bassat Quique, Le Souëf Peter
Abstract excerpt
Human rhinovirus (RV) is commonly associated with severe acute lower respiratory infections (ALRI) in children. We aimed to describe the distribution of RV species and associations between RV species and clinical features in children hospitalized with clinically severe pneumonia (CSP) in Morocco. Nasopharyngeal aspirates (NPAs) were collected from 700 children, 2-59 months of age, admitted with CSP to the Hôpital...
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