| Title | Rhinovirus outbreaks in long-term care facilities, Ontario, Canada. | ||
| Author | Longtin, Jean; Marchand-Austin, Alex; Winter, Anne Luise; Patel, Samir; Eshaghi, Alireza; Jamieson, Frances; Low, Donald E; Gubbay, Jonathan B | ||
| Journal | Emerg Infect Dis | Publication Year/Month | 2010-Sep |
| PMID | 20735934 | PMCID | PMC3294989 |
| Affiliation | 1.Ontario Agency for Health Protection and Promotion, Toronto, Ontario, Canada. jean.longtin@chuq.qc.ca. | ||
Diagnostic difficulties may have led to underestimation of rhinovirus infections in long-term care facilities. Using surveillance data, we found that rhinovirus caused 59% (174/297) of respiratory outbreaks in these facilities during 6 months in 2009. Disease was sometimes severe. Molecular diagnostic testing can differentiate these outbreaks from other infections such as influenza.
| StrainID | RV Species | Serotype | Length(nt) | Country | Year | Strain Name |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| UNS02318 | Unclassified | None | 444 | Canada | 2009 | W9769 |
| UNS02319 | Unclassified | None | 444 | Canada | 2009 | W9783 |
| UNS02320 | Unclassified | None | 437 | Canada | 2009 | N53729 |
| UNS02321 | Unclassified | None | 437 | Canada | 2009 | N53728 |
| UNS02322 | Unclassified | None | 444 | Canada | 2009 | C192483 |
| UNS02323 | Unclassified | None | 444 | Canada | 2009 | C210920 |
| UNS02324 | Unclassified | None | 454 | Canada | 2009 | C326876 |
| UNS02325 | Unclassified | None | 454 | Canada | 2009 | C326878 |
| UNS02326 | Unclassified | None | 431 | Canada | 2009 | W9769 |
| UNS02327 | Unclassified | None | 431 | Canada | 2009 | W9783 |
| UNS02328 | Unclassified | None | 351 | Canada | 2009 | N53729 |
| UNS02329 | Unclassified | None | 390 | Canada | 2009 | N53728 |
| UNS02330 | Unclassified | None | 294 | Canada | 2009 | C192483 |
| UNS02331 | Unclassified | None | 390 | Canada | 2009 | C210920 |
| UNS02332 | Unclassified | None | 390 | Canada | 2009 | C326876 |
| UNS02333 | Unclassified | None | 390 | Canada | 2009 | C326878 |
| UNS02334 | Unclassified | None | 316 | Canada | 2009 | N53729 |
| UNS02335 | Unclassified | None | 316 | Canada | 2009 | N53728 |
| UNS02336 | Unclassified | None | 325 | Canada | 2009 | C192483 |
| UNS02337 | Unclassified | None | 325 | Canada | 2009 | C210920 |
| UNS02338 | Unclassified | None | 325 | Canada | 2009 | C326876 |
| UNS02339 | Unclassified | None | 325 | Canada | 2009 | C326878 |