Genetic diversity and clinical impact of human rhinoviruses in hospitalized and outpatient children with acute respiratory infection, Argentina

D.N. MARCONE; A. CULASSO; CARBALLAL G; CAMPOS R; ECHAVARRIA M.

JOURNAL OF CLINICAL VIROLOGY : THE OFFICIAL PUBLICATION OF THE PAN AMERICAN SOCIETY FOR CLINICAL VIROLOGY.

ELSEVIER SCIENCE BV

Año: 2014

1386-6532

BACKGROUND: Human rhinoviruses (HRV) are recognized as a cause of upper and lower acute respiratory infections (ARI). The circulating species and their clinical impact were not described in Argentina. OBJECTIVES: To describe the molecular epidemiology of HRV in children and to determine the association of HRV species with outcome and severity. STUDY DESIGN: Hospitalized and outpatients children