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Human rhinovirus type C infection in 7 intensive care infants caused significant apneic episodes in 5, increased respiratory support in 5, and viral shedding for a median of 4 weeks.
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Human rhinovirus type C can cause significant respiratory compromise and prolonged viral shedding in neonatal intensive care unit patients.
We describe an outbreak of human rhinovirus type C infection in 7 infants in our neonatal/pediatric intensive care unit. Five infants had clinically significant apneic episodes and 5 required increased oxygen or ventilatory support. Infants shed virus detectable by polymerase chain reaction for a median of 4 weeks.
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Reid et al. (2011) studied this question. Human rhinovirus type C infection in 7 intensive care infants caused significant apneic episodes in 5, increased respiratory support in 5, and viral shedding for a median of 4 weeks.
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