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: Longtin, Jean, Marchand-Austin, Alex, Winter, Anne-Luise, Patel, Samir, Eshaghi, Alireza, Jamieson, Frances, Low, Donald E., Gubbay, Jonathan B.
Format: Artigo
Language:Inglês
Published: Centers for Disease Control and Prevention 2010
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Online Access:https://ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3294989/
https://ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/20735934
https://ncbi.nlm.nih.govhttp://dx.doi.org/10.3201/eid1609.100476
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