| Title | Frequent detection of enterovirus D68 and rhinovirus type C in children with acute respiratory infections. | ||
| Author | Mozhgani, Sayed-Hamidreza; Keshavarz, Mohsen; Mousavi, Neda; Namdari, Haideh; Salimi, Vahid; Mokhtari-Azad, Talat; Zarei-Ghobadi, Mohadeseh; Nadji, Seyed Alireza; Ghavami, Nastaran; Rezaei, Farhad | ||
| Journal | Eur J Clin Microbiol Infect Dis | Publication Year/Month | 2021-Mar |
| PMID | 33011904 | PMCID | -N/A- |
| Affiliation + expend | 1.Department of Microbiology, School of Medicine, Alborz University of Medical Sciences, Karaj, Iran. | ||
This study aimed to evaluate the prevalence of human rhinoviruses (HRVs) and the emergence of enterovirus D68 (EV-D68) in children. A total of 322 nasopharyngeal swab samples were provided from children with an initial diagnosis of upper and lower respiratory tract infections. A total of 34 and 70 cases were positive for EV-D68 and HRV, respectively. The phylogenetic analysis revealed that the clades A and B are the prevalent genotypes for EV-D68 and the HRV-positive samples belong to three types including HRV-A, HRV-B, and HRV-C. The results showed that EV-D68 and HRV-C are circulating in Iran especially in the winter.