Rhinoviruses Are a Major Cause of Wheezing and Hospitalization in Children Less Than 2 Years of Age
Piotrowska Z, Vázquez M, Shapiro ED, Weibel C, Ferguson D, Landry ML, Kahn JS. Rhinoviruses Are a Major Cause of Wheezing and Hospitalization in Children Less Than 2 Years of Age. The Pediatric Infectious Disease Journal 2009, 28: 25-29. PMID: 19057454, PMCID: PMC4639321, DOI: 10.1097/inf.0b013e3181861da0.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsRespiratory syncytial virusHRV-positive childrenHuman rhinovirusSyncytial virusAge groupsDiagnostic laboratoriesRespiratory tract diseaseMajor respiratory pathogenRate of infectionYears of ageSimilar age groupAsymptomatic childrenRespiratory specimenAsymptomatic groupRespiratory infectionsHRV infectionHospitalization ratesPolymerase chain reactionTract diseaseRespiratory pathogensHRV isolatesMajor causeStudy periodSymptomsInfection