Fatal Respiratory Infections Associated with Rhinovirus Outbreak, Vietnam

Fatal Respiratory Infections Associated with Rhinovirus Outbreak, Vietnam

During an outbreak of severe acute respiratory infections in 2 orphanages, Vietnam, 7/12 hospitalized children died. All hospitalized children and 26/43 children from outbreak orphanages tested positive for rhinovirus versus 9/40 control children (p = 0.0005). Outbreak rhinoviruses formed a distinct...

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Main Authors: Le Thanh Hai, Vu Thi Ngoc Bich, Le Kien Ngai, Nguyen Thi Ngoc Diep, Phan Huu Phuc, Viet Pham Hung, Walter R. Taylor, Peter Horby, Nguyen Thanh Liem, Heiman F.L. Wertheim
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Centers for Disease Control and Prevention 2012-11-01
Series:Emerging Infectious Diseases
Subjects:
rhinovirus
children
acute respiratory infection
outbreak
Vietnam
viruses
Online Access:https://wwwnc.cdc.gov/eid/article/18/11/12-0607_article

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