Pan‐Viral Screening of Respiratory Tract Infections in Adults With and Without Asthma Reveals Unexpected Human Coronavirus and Human Rhinovirus Diversity
Author(s) -
Amy Kistler,
Pedro C. Avila,
Silvi Rouskin,
David Wang,
Theresa Ward,
Shigeo Yagi,
David Schnurr,
Don Ganem,
Joseph L. DeRisi,
Homer A. Boushey
Publication year - 2007
Publication title -
the journal of infectious diseases
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 2.69
H-Index - 252
eISSN - 1537-6613
pISSN - 0022-1899
DOI - 10.1086/520816
Subject(s) - rhinovirus , respiratory tract , coronavirus , virology , covid-19 , asthma , respiratory tract infections , medicine , betacoronavirus , respiratory system , immunology , common cold , virus , infectious disease (medical specialty) , disease , outbreak
Between 50% and 80% of asthma exacerbations are associated with viral respiratory tract infections (RTIs), yet the influence of viral pathogen diversity on asthma outcomes is poorly understood because of the limited scope and throughput of conventional viral detection methods.
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