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.
California Department of Health Services, Richmond, CA 94704, USA. JLouie@dhs.ca.gov
Janice K
JK
Louie
Shigeo
S
Yagi
Fritzi A
FA
Nelson
David
D
Kiang
Carol A
CA
Glaser
Jon
J
Rosenberg
Christine K
CK
Cahill
David P
DP
Schnurr
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