Human rhinovirus infections in symptomatic and asymptomatic subjects

The role of rhinovirus asymptomatic infections in the transmission among close contacts subjects is unknown. We tested health care workers, a pair of one child and a family member and immunocompromised patients (n =191). HRV were detected on 22.9% symptomatic and 3.6% asymptomatic cases suggesting l...

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Main Authors: C.N. Camargo, E. Carraro, C.F. Granato, N. Bellei
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Sociedade Brasileira de Microbiologia 2012-12-01
Series:Brazilian Journal of Microbiology
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Online Access:http://www.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S1517-83822012000400049
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spelling doaj-39a4819f093244a9ab39e87832c188bd2020-11-24T23:59:32ZengSociedade Brasileira de MicrobiologiaBrazilian Journal of Microbiology1517-83821678-44052012-12-0143416411645Human rhinovirus infections in symptomatic and asymptomatic subjectsC.N. CamargoE. CarraroC.F. GranatoN. BelleiThe role of rhinovirus asymptomatic infections in the transmission among close contacts subjects is unknown. We tested health care workers, a pair of one child and a family member and immunocompromised patients (n =191). HRV were detected on 22.9% symptomatic and 3.6% asymptomatic cases suggesting lower transmission among contacts.http://www.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S1517-83822012000400049symptomaticasymptomaticrhinovirus infection
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author C.N. Camargo
E. Carraro
C.F. Granato
N. Bellei
spellingShingle C.N. Camargo
E. Carraro
C.F. Granato
N. Bellei
Human rhinovirus infections in symptomatic and asymptomatic subjects
Brazilian Journal of Microbiology
symptomatic
asymptomatic
rhinovirus infection
author_facet C.N. Camargo
E. Carraro
C.F. Granato
N. Bellei
author_sort C.N. Camargo
title Human rhinovirus infections in symptomatic and asymptomatic subjects
title_short Human rhinovirus infections in symptomatic and asymptomatic subjects
title_full Human rhinovirus infections in symptomatic and asymptomatic subjects
title_fullStr Human rhinovirus infections in symptomatic and asymptomatic subjects
title_full_unstemmed Human rhinovirus infections in symptomatic and asymptomatic subjects
title_sort human rhinovirus infections in symptomatic and asymptomatic subjects
publisher Sociedade Brasileira de Microbiologia
series Brazilian Journal of Microbiology
issn 1517-8382
1678-4405
publishDate 2012-12-01
description The role of rhinovirus asymptomatic infections in the transmission among close contacts subjects is unknown. We tested health care workers, a pair of one child and a family member and immunocompromised patients (n =191). HRV were detected on 22.9% symptomatic and 3.6% asymptomatic cases suggesting lower transmission among contacts.
topic symptomatic
asymptomatic
rhinovirus infection
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