Rhinovirus outbreak in a long term care facility for elderly persons associated with unusually high mortality.
During a 6-week period in 2003, 56 residents and 26 staff developed respiratory illness in a long-term facility; 12 residents died. Seven of 13 respiratory specimens were culture-positive for rhinovirus; 6 of the isolates were serotype 82. In elderly populations, severe illness may be associated with organisms typically considered to be "benign," such as rhinovirus.
Louie
Janice K
JK
California Department of Health Services, Richmond, CA 94704, USA. JLouie@dhs.ca.gov
Yagi
Shigeo
S
Nelson
Fritzi A
FA
Kiang
David
D
Glaser
Carol A
CA
Rosenberg
Jon
J
Cahill
Christine K
CK
Schnurr
David P
DP
D000368:Aged; D000369:Aged, 80 and over; D000375:Aging; D004196:Disease Outbreaks; D006801:Humans; D008134:Long-Term Care; D009735:Nursing Homes; D010850:Picornaviridae Infections / Q000453:epidemiology*; D012141:Respiratory Tract Infections / Q000453:epidemiology* / Q000821:virology*; D012229:Rhinovirus / Q000302:isolation & purification*; D013997:Time Factors