Title | A nosocomial outbreak caused by human rhinovirus species A type 61 in a welfare facility in Gunma Prefecture, Japan. | ||
Author | Shimada, Ryo; Tsukagoshi, Hiroyuki; Kubota, Rina; Shinoda, Daisuke; Shinohara, Yuri; Saito, Akio; Inoue, Fumitaka; Endo, Tadaaki; Saruki, Nobuhiro | ||
Journal | Jpn J Infect Dis | Publication Year/Month | 2023-Apr |
PMID | 37121671 | PMCID | -N/A- |
Affiliation + expend | 1.Department of Health Science, Gunma Prefectural Institute of Public Health and Environmental Sciences, Japan. |
The human rhinovirus (HRV) is generally considered as the common cold and its mild symptoms\' main cause. However, HRV are also implicated in severe respiratory infections. This study reports on a nosocomial outbreak of bronchitis and pneumonia caused by HRV in a hospital during the COVID-19 epidemic in September 2022 in Gunma Prefecture, Japan. Patients continued to become infected for 9 days. During this outbreak, all 15 residents had respiratory symptoms, and HRV-A was detected in 12 of the 12 samples and phylogenetic analysis showed that it was classified into HRV-A type 61. HRV and COVID-19 or other respiratory infections cannot be differentiated from clinical symptoms; therefore, a surveillance system to monitor them may be needed.