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High genetic diversity of human rhinovirus among pilgrims with acute respiratory tract infections during the 2019 Hajj pilgrimage season.
International journal of infectious diseases : IJID : official publication of the International Society for Infectious Diseases - 1 Aug 2022
El-Kafrawy Sherif A, Alsayed Salma M, Alandijany Thamir A, Bajrai Leena H, Faizo Arwa A, Al-Sharif Hessa A, Hassan Ahmed M, Alquthami Khalid M, Al-Tawfiq Jaffar A, Zumla Alimuddin, Azhar Esam I
Abstract excerpt
OBJECTIVES: Acute respiratory tract infections (ARIs) due to human rhinoviruses (HRVs) are common in pilgrims during the annual Hajj pilgrimage. The objective of this study was to investigate the genetic diversity of HRV among pilgrims with respiratory symptoms during Hajj 2019. METHODS: HRV infection was detected using multiplex real-time reverse transcription polymerase chain reaction. Cycle sequencing was...
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