December 1, 1969Annals of Internal Medicine
Atypical Pneumonia in Young Men with Rhinovirus Infections
Population
20 young male military trainees with atypical pneumonia and rhinovirus infections
Design
Case_series
Follow-up
approximately 1 week (duration of illness)
Authors
Discussion
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Implication
Rhinovirus may cause atypical pneumonia-like illness in adults; single case report leaves open need for prospective confirmation.
Structured PICO
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Population
20 young male military trainees with atypical pneumonia and rhinovirus infections (types 1A, 1B, 2, 29, and 30)
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Outcome
Clinical features and duration of illness
Rhinoviruses should be considered among the causes of atypical pneumonia in adults.
Cite This Study
Ronald B. George (1969) studied this question.