Prolonged shedding of rhinovirus and re-infection in adults with respiratory tract illness

Author(s):
Zlateva, K.T.; Vries, J.J.C. de; Coenjaerts, F.E.J.; Loon, A.M. van; Verheij, T.; Little, P.; Butler, C.C.; Goossens, H.; Leven, M.; Claas, E.C.J.; GRACE Study Grp
Published
2014
Publication type
Article / Letter to editor

Abstract

Our findings indicate that in immunocompetent adults rhinovirus re-infections are more common than prolonged infections, and chronic airway comorbidities might predispose to more frequent rhinovirus re-infections.

Date issued
2014-07-01
Language
English
Publisher
EUROPEAN RESPIRATORY SOC JOURNALS LTD
Is part of
European Respiratory Journal (2014), Vol. 44, no. 1, p. 169-177
hdl
1887/99392
doi
10.1183/09031936.00172113