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The study demonstrates a large genetic diversity of rhinoviruses with variable cocirculation of multiple types and differences by age in Catalonia, Spain.
AIM: To describe the genetic diversity of rhinovirus (RV) from patients attended at a tertiary hospital in Barcelona (Spain) from October 2014 to May 2017. METHODS: RV detection was performed by real-time multiplex RT-PCR. A specific real-time quantitive retrotranscription PCR (qRT-PCR) was carried out to select those samples (Ct < 35) for molecular characterization based on partial VP4/2 protein. RESULTS: Phylogenetic characterization revealed proportions of 63% RV-A, 6% RV-B and 31% RV-C (119 different types). RV-A circulated throughout all the study period, with a minor circulation during winter, just when RV-C prevailed. Differences between age medians by RV-specie were reported. CONCLUSION: The large genetic diversity of RV detected in our area is described here. The variable cocirculation of multiple RV types is also reported, showing differences by age.
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Andrés et al. (2018) conducted an observational in Rhinovirus infection. Rhinovirus infection was evaluated on Proportions of rhinovirus species (RV-A, RV-B, RV-C).
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