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Published on: July 24, 2016
Human rhinovirus C--associated severe pneumonia in a neonate
Eeva Broberg1, Jussi Niemelä, Elina Lahti
1Department of Virology, University of Turku, Kiinamyllynkatu 13, FI-20520 Turku, Finland.
Abstract:
We present a case of severe pneumonia, associated with a prolonged infection by a species C rhinovirus (HRV) in a 3-week old neonate. HRV RNA was identified in nasal and nasopharyngeal secretions, bronchoalveolar lavage and bronchial specimens, stool and urine, collected from the patient during a one-month period. No other viral or bacterial agents were detected. Sequence analysis of two regions of the viral genome, amplified directly from the clinical specimens revealed a novel HRV-C variant. These observations highlight the occurrence of severe neonatal infections caused by HRVs and the need of rapid viral diagnostics for their detection.
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