Title Frequent detection of human rhinoviruses, paramyxoviruses, coronaviruses, and bocavirus during acute respiratory tract infections.
Author Arden, Katherine E; McErlean, Peter; Nissen, Michael D; Sloots, Theo P; Mackay, Ian M
Journal J Med Virol Publication Year/Month 2006-Sep
PMID 16847968 PMCID PMC7167201
Affiliation 1.Queensland Paediatric Infectious Diseases Laboratory, Sir Albert Sakzewski Virus Research Centre, Royal Children's Hospital, Queensland, Australia.

Viruses are the major cause of pediatric acute respiratory tract infection (ARTI) and yet many suspected cases of infection remain uncharacterized. We employed 17 PCR assays and retrospectively screened 315 specimens selected by season from a predominantly pediatric hospital-based population. Before the Brisbane respiratory virus research study commenced, one or more predominantly viral pathogens had been detected in 15.2% (n = 48) of all specimens. The Brisbane study made an additional 206 viral detections, resulting in the identification of a microbe in 67.0% of specimens. After our study, the majority of microbes detected were RNA viruses (89.9%). Overall, human rhinoviruses (HRVs) were the most frequently identified target (n = 140) followed by human adenoviruses (HAdVs; n = 25), human metapneumovirus (HMPV; n = 18), human bocavirus (HBoV; n = 15), human respiratory syncytial virus (HRSV; n = 12), human coronaviruses (HCoVs; n = 11), and human herpesvirus-6 (n = 11). HRVs were the sole microbe detected in 37.8% (n = 31) of patients with suspected lower respiratory tract infection (LRTI). Genotyping of the HRV VP4/VP2 region resulted in a proposed subdivision of HRV type A into sublineages A1 and A2. Most of the genotyped HAdV strains were found to be type C. This study describes the high microbial burden imposed by HRVs, HMPV, HRSV, HCoVs, and the newly identified virus, HBoV on a predominantly paediatric hospital population with suspected acute respiratory tract infections and proposes a new formulation of viral targets for future diagnostic research studies.

StrainID RV Species Serotype Length(nt) Country Year Strain Name
CNP05992 C None 322 Australia HRV-QCE
UNS00652 Unclassified None 331 Australia QPID03-0001
UNS00653 Unclassified None 331 Australia QPID03-0002
UNS00654 Unclassified None 331 Australia QPID03-0003
UNS00655 Unclassified None 331 Australia QPID03-0004
UNS00656 Unclassified None 331 Australia QPID03-0005
UNS00657 Unclassified None 331 Australia QPID03-0006
UNS00658 Unclassified None 331 Australia QPID03-0007
UNS00659 Unclassified None 331 Australia QPID04-0002
UNS00660 Unclassified None 331 Australia QPID03-0008
UNS00661 Unclassified None 331 Australia QPID03-0009
UNS00662 Unclassified None 331 Australia QPID03-0010
UNS00663 Unclassified None 331 Australia QPID03-0011
UNS00664 Unclassified None 331 Australia QPID03-0012
UNS00665 Unclassified None 331 Australia QPID03-0013
UNS00666 Unclassified None 331 Australia QPID03-0014
UNS00667 Unclassified None 331 Australia QPID03-0015
UNS00668 Unclassified None 331 Australia QPID03-0016
UNS00669 Unclassified None 331 Australia QPID03-0017
UNS00670 Unclassified None 331 Australia QPID03-0018
UNS00671 Unclassified None 331 Australia QPID03-0019
UNS00672 Unclassified None 331 Australia QPID03-0020
UNS00673 Unclassified None 331 Australia QPID03-0021
UNS00674 Unclassified None 331 Australia QPID03-0022
UNS00675 Unclassified None 331 Australia QPID03-0023
UNS00676 Unclassified None 331 Australia QPID04-0003
UNS00677 Unclassified None 331 Australia QPID04-0004
UNS00678 Unclassified None 331 Australia QPID04-0005
UNS00679 Unclassified None 331 Australia QPID03-0024
UNS00680 Unclassified None 331 Australia QPID03-0025
UNS00681 Unclassified None 331 Australia QPID03-0026
UNS00682 Unclassified None 331 Australia QPID03-0027
UNS00810 Unclassified None 322 Australia QPID03-0031
UNS00811 Unclassified None 325 Australia QPID03-0035
UNS00812 Unclassified None 325 Australia QPID03-0033
UNS00813 Unclassified None 325 Australia QPID03-0028
UNS00814 Unclassified None 325 Australia QPID03-0030
UNS00815 Unclassified None 325 Australia QPID03-0029
UNS00816 Unclassified None 325 Australia QPID03-0032
UNS00817 Unclassified None 325 Australia QPID04-0006
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