title: An outbreak of human rhinovirus species C infections in a neonatal intensive care unit.
abstract: 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.
authors: Infectious Diseases Unit, Royal Hobart Hospital, Tasmania, Australia. reid.alistair@gmail.com
authors: Alistair Balfour
authors: AB
authors: Reid
authors: Tara Lee
authors: TL
authors: Anderson
authors: Louise
authors: L
authors: Cooley
authors: Jan
authors: J
authors: Williamson
authors: Alistair Roy
authors: AR
authors: Mcgregor
mesh_terms: D001315:Australia / Q000453:epidemiology; D004196:Disease Outbreaks; D006801:Humans; D007223:Infant; D007231:Infant, Newborn; D007234:Infant, Premature; D007363:Intensive Care Units, Neonatal / Q000706:statistics & numerical data*; D010850:Picornaviridae Infections / Q000453:epidemiology* / Q000821:virology; D012189:Retrospective Studies; D012229:Rhinovirus / Q000302:isolation & purification*; D019562:Viral Load