2011•The Pediatric Infectious Disease JournalRequires access

Equal Virulence of Rhinovirus and Respiratory Syncytial Virus in Infants Hospitalized for Lower Respiratory Tract Infection

Janneke C. van Leeuwen, Loes K. Goossens, Ron Hendrix, Job A.M. van der Palen, Anneloes Lusthusz, Boony J. Thio

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Respiratory syncytial virus (RSV) and rhinovirus (RV) are predominant viruses associated with lower respiratory tract infection in infants. We compared the symptoms of lower respiratory tract infection caused by RSV and RV in hospitalized infants. RV showed the same symptoms as RSV, so on clinical grounds, no difference can be made between these pathogens. No relation between polymerase chain reaction cycle threshold value and length of hospital stay was found.

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Key concepts: Rhinovirus, Respiratory tract, Respiratory system, Virus, Medicine, Virology, Lower respiratory tract infection, Respiratory tract infections