Rhinovirus Outbreaks in Long-term Care Facilities, Ontario, Canada

Rhinovirus Outbreaks in Long-term Care Facilities, Ontario, Canada

Diagnostic difficulties may have led to underestimation of rhinovirus infections in long-term care facilities. Using surveillance data, we found that rhinovirus caused 59% (174/297) of respiratory outbreaks in these facilities during 6 months in 2009. Disease was sometimes severe. Molecular diagnost...

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Main Authors: Jean Longtin, Alex Marchand-Austin, Anne-Luise Winter, Samir N. Patel, Alireza Eshaghi, Frances B. Jamieson, Donald E. Low, Jonathan B. Gubbay
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Centers for Disease Control and Prevention 2010-09-01
Series:Emerging Infectious Diseases
Subjects:
Rhinovirus
outbreak
fatalities
long-term care facility
viruses
dispatch
Online Access:https://wwwnc.cdc.gov/eid/article/16/9/10-0476_article

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