Rhinovirus Outbreak in a Long Term Care Facility for Elderly Persons Associated with Unusually High Mortality | Zendy

Janice K. Louie | Zendy; Shigeo Yagi | Zendy; Fritzi A. Nelson | Zendy; David T. Kiang | Zendy; Carol Glaser | Zendy; Jon Rosenberg | Zendy; Christine K. Cahill | Zendy; David Schnurr | Zendy

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Rhinovirus Outbreak in a Long Term Care Facility for Elderly Persons Associated with Unusually High Mortality

Author(s) -

Janice K. Louie,

Shigeo Yagi,

Fritzi A. Nelson,

David T. Kiang,

Carol Glaser,

Jon Rosenberg,

Christine K. Cahill,

David Schnurr

Publication year - 2005

Publication title -

clinical infectious diseases

Language(s) - English

Resource type - Journals

SCImago Journal Rank - 3.44

H-Index - 336

eISSN - 1537-6591

pISSN - 1058-4838

DOI - 10.1086/430915

Subject(s) - rhinovirus , medicine , outbreak , serotype , respiratory system , respiratory illness , epidemiology , intensive care medicine , common cold , covid-19 , pediatrics , emergency medicine , virology , immunology , disease , infectious disease (medical specialty)

During a 6-week period in 2003, 56 residents and 26 staff developed respiratory illness in a long-term facility; 12 residents died. Seven of 13 respiratory specimens were culture-positive for rhinovirus; 6 of the isolates were serotype 82. In elderly populations, severe illness may be associated with organisms typically considered to be "benign," such as rhinovirus.

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