Multiple serotypes of Rhinovirus infection occurred in inpatients of an emergency department, Bengbu, Anhui province, in winter of 2018

Guoyu LU; Jianxiong She; Juan Song; Wenjun Wang; Yanyan Tao; Zhiqiang Xia; Heng Xiao; Bingtian Shi; Mi Liu; Dong Xia; Jun Han

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Multiple serotypes of Rhinovirus infection occurred in inpatients of an emergency department, Bengbu, Anhui province, in winter of 2018

VernacularTitle: 2018年冬季安徽蚌埠急诊科住院患者鼻病毒感染分析
Author: Guoyu LU ¹ ; Jianxiong SHE ¹ ; Juan SONG ² ; Wenjun WANG ² ; Yanyan TAO ¹ ; Zhiqiang XIA ² ; Heng XIAO ¹ ; Bingtian SHI ² ; Mi LIU ² ; Dong XIA ² ; Jun HAN ²
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1. Emergency Department, the first Affiliated Hospital of Bengbu Medical College, Bengbu 233004, China
2. National Institute for Viral Disease Control and Prevention, Chinese Center for Disease Control and Prevention, State Key Laboratory of Infectious Disease Prevention and Control, Beijing 102206, China
Publication Type:Journal Article
Keywords: Human rhinovirus; Emergency department; Inpatients
From: Chinese Journal of Experimental and Clinical Virology 2019;33(4):376-379
CountryChina
Language:Chinese
Abstract: Objective:To investigate the incidence of human rhinovirus (HRV) infection in hospitalized patients in emergency department.
Methods:A total of 94 emergency patients admitted to the emergency department from November to December of 2018 were enrolled in this study. The rhinovirus infection and related risk factors were analyzed.
Results:HRV infection occurred in 17 out of 94 hospitalized patients in emergency department, the infection rate was 18.09%; Multiple HRV serotypes were prevalent from November to December of 2018, which were A9, A10, A16, A31, A73, B42 and C3. Elderly patients are at high risk of rhinovirus infection; Rhinovirus infection may increase the course of inpatients.
Conclusions:From November to December of 2018, multiple serotypes of HRV infections in the emergency department of Bengbu, Anhui, and HRV easily infected elderly inpatients.