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Title	An outbreak of human Rhinovirus-A21 infection in a psychiatric ward during COVID-19 pandemic.
Author	Chen, Lung-Chiung; Chiu, Chih-Chien; Chang, Fu-Mei; Wu, Pei-Yuan; Yang, Shu-Li; Huang, Chung-Guei; Huang, Yhu-Chering
Journal	J Microbiol Immunol Infect	Publication Year/Month	2022-Aug
PMID	35995670	PMCID	PMC9365704
Affiliation + expend	1.Department of Pediatrics, Taoyuan Armed Forces General Hospital, 325, Taoyuan, Taiwan; Department of Internal Medicine, Taoyuan Armed Forces General Hospital, 325, Taoyuan, Taiwan.
	2.Infection Control Office, Taoyuan Armed Forces General Hospital, 325, Taoyuan, Taiwan; Department of Internal Medicine, Taoyuan Armed Forces General Hospital, 325, Taoyuan, Taiwan.
	3.Infection Control Office, Taoyuan Armed Forces General Hospital, 325, Taoyuan, Taiwan.
	4.Centers for Disease Control, Northern Regional Center, Taoyuan, Taiwan.
	5.Department of Laboratory Medicine, Linkou Chang Gung Memorial Hospital, Taoyuan, Taiwan; School of Medicine, Chang Gung University, 333, Taoyuan, Taiwan.
	6.School of Medicine, Chang Gung University, 333, Taoyuan, Taiwan; Division of Pediatric Infectious Diseases, Chang Gung Memorial Hospital, 333, Taoyuan, Taiwan. Electronic address: ychuang@cgmh.org.tw.

Abstract

A cluster of acute respiratory illnesses involving 12 inpatients and 3 healthcare workers occurred in a psychiatric ward. Eight of them were identified as HRV-A21. Fever and cough were the most common symptoms. The study also provides further evidence of the impact of HRV on lower respiratory tract illness.

Keywords

COVID-19

Outbreak

Psychiatric ward

Rhinovirus-A21

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