Key result
Human rhinovirus infection in adults was associated with similar hospital admission rates, ICU admissions, and mortality compared to 2009 H1N1 influenza A.
Why the study?
Does human rhinovirus (HRV) infection result in different hospital admission rates, ICU admissions, and mortality compared to 2009 H1N1 influenza A?
Observational
No
Does human rhinovirus (HRV) infection result in different hospital admission rates, ICU admissions, and mortality compared to 2009 H1N1 influenza A?
Human rhinovirus infection in adults, particularly those who are immunocompromised, may have a clinical severity similar to that of 2009 H1N1 influenza.
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May warrant similar vigilance for HRV as influenza in adults; hypothesis-generating and leaves open prospective validation.
This retrospective chart review of patients at a tertiary referral center compares characteristics and clinical features of patients diagnosed with human rhinovirus (HRV) infection to those of patients with 2009 H1N1 influenza A (pH1N1) during the pandemic respiratory season of 2009 to 2010. Hospital admission rates, intensive care unit (ICU) admissions, and mortality were not statistically different between the HRV and pH1N1 groups; however, more patients in the HRV group were considered immunocompromised.
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Kraft et al. (2011) conducted an observational in Human rhinovirus (HRV) or 2009 H1N1 influenza A infection. Human rhinovirus (HRV) infection vs. 2009 H1N1 influenza A (pH1N1) infection was evaluated on Hospital admission rates, intensive care unit (ICU) admissions, and mortality. Human rhinovirus infection in adults was associated with similar hospital admission rates, ICU admissions, and mortality compared to 2009 H1N1 influenza A.
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