| Title | Fatal respiratory infections associated with rhinovirus outbreak, Vietnam. | ||
| Author | Hai, Le Thanh; Bich, Vu Thi Ngoc; Ngai, Le Kien; Diep, Nguyen Thi Ngoc; Phuc, Phan Huu; Hung, Viet Pham; Taylor, Walter R; Horby, Peter; Liem, Nguyen Thanh; Wertheim, Heiman F L | ||
| Journal | Emerg Infect Dis | Publication Year/Month | 2012-Nov |
| PMID | 23092635 | PMCID | PMC3559162 |
| Affiliation | 1.National Hospital of Pediatrics, Hanoi, Vietnam. | ||
During an outbreak of severe acute respiratory infections in 2 orphanages, Vietnam, 7/12 hospitalized children died. All hospitalized children and 26/43 children from outbreak orphanages tested positive for rhinovirus versus 9/40 control children (p = 0.0005). Outbreak rhinoviruses formed a distinct genetic cluster. Human rhinovirus is an underappreciated cause of severe pneumonia in vulnerable groups.