Unexpectedly Higher Morbidity and Mortality of Hospitalized Elderly Patients Associated with Rhinovirus Compared with Influenza Virus Respiratory Tract Infection

Unexpectedly Higher Morbidity and Mortality of Hospitalized Elderly Patients Associated with Rhinovirus Compared with Influenza Virus Respiratory Tract Infection

Rhinovirus is a common cause of upper and lower respiratory tract infections in adults, especially among the elderly and immunocompromised. Nevertheless, its clinical characteristics and mortality risks have not been well described. A retrospective analysis on a prospective cohort was conducted in a...

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Main Authors: Ivan F. N. Hung, Anna Jinxia Zhang, Kelvin K. W. To, Jasper F. W. Chan, Shawn H. S. Zhu, Ricky Zhang, Tuen-Ching Chan, Kwok-Hung Chan, Kwok-Yung Yuen
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: MDPI AG 2017-01-01
Series:International Journal of Molecular Sciences
Subjects:
rhinovirus
influenza
hospitalized
elderly
mortality
respiratory
tract
Online Access:http://www.mdpi.com/1422-0067/18/2/259

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