Open AccessClinical characteristics and outcomes of human rhinovirus positivity in hospitalized children
Author(s) -
PuiYing Iroh Tam,
Lei Zhang,
Zohara A. Cohen
Publication year - 2018
Publication title -
annals of thoracic medicine
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.639
H-Index - 33
eISSN - 1817-1737
pISSN - 1998-3557
DOI - 10.4103/atm.atm_291_17
Subject(s) - rhinovirus , medicine , respiratory system , odds ratio , population , virus , clinical significance , mechanical ventilation , asthma , immunology , environmental health
The clinical relevance of positive human rhinovirus (HRV) in hospitalized patients is unclear. Our objective was to describe the clinical characteristics and outcomes of HRV positivity in a heterogeneous population of hospitalized children, compared to those positive for another respiratory virus and those where no respiratory virus was detected.