Artículos de revistas
Rhinovirus C and Respiratory Exacerbations in Children with Cystic Fibrosis
Fecha
2010Registro en:
EMERGING INFECTIOUS DISEASES, v.16, n.6, p.996-999, 2010
1080-6040
10.3201/eid1606.100063
Autor
ALMEIDA, Marina B. de
ZERBINATI, Rodrigo M.
TATENO, Adriana F.
OLIVEIRA, Cristina M.
ROMAO, Renata M.
RODRIGUES, Joaquim C.
PANNUTI, Claudio S.
SILVA FILHO, Luiz Vicente F. da
Institución
Resumen
To investigate a possible role for human rhinovirus C in respiratory exacerbations of children with cystic fibrosis, we conducted microbiologic testing on respiratory specimens from 103 such patients in Sao Paulo, Brazil, during 2006-2007. A significant association was found between the presence of human rhinovirus C and respiratory exacerbations.