1. 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
Chinese Journal of Experimental and Clinical Virology 2019;33(4):376-379
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.
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