Clinical and Molecular Epidemiology of Human Rhinovirus C in Children and Adults in Hong Kong Reveals a Possible Distinct Human Rhinovirus C Subgroup
Author(s) -
Susanna K. P. Lau,
Cyril ChikYan Yip,
Ada Lin,
Rodney A. Lee,
LokYee So,
YL Lau,
KwokHung Chan,
Patrick C. Y. Woo,
KwokYung Yuen
Publication year - 2009
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 - 10.1086/605697
Subject(s) - rhinovirus , epidemiology , pneumonia , medicine , outbreak , respiratory tract infections , molecular epidemiology , human bocavirus , immunology , respiratory system , genotype , virology , biology , genetics , gene
A novel human rhinovirus (HRV) species, HRV-C, was recently discovered, but its clinical features and epidemiology, compared with HRV-A and HRV-B, remains poorly understood, especially in adults.
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