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Viral Load and Sequence Analysis Reveal the Symptom Severity, Diversity, and Transmission Clusters of Rhinovirus Infections.
Clinical infectious diseases : an official publication of the Infectious Diseases Society of America - 2 Jul 2018
Ng Kim Tien, Oong Xiang Yong, Lim Sin How, Chook Jack Bee, Takebe Yutaka, Chan Yoke Fun, Chan Kok Gan, Hanafi Nik Sherina, Pang Yong Kek, Kamarulzaman Adeeba, Tee Kok Keng
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Background: Rhinovirus (RV) is one of the main viral etiologic agents of acute respiratory illnesses. Despite the heightened disease burden caused by RV, the viral factors that increase the severity of RV infection, the transmission pattern, and seasonality of RV infections remain unclear. Methods: An observational study was conducted among 3935 patients presenting with acute upper respiratory illnesses in the...
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