title: Equal virulence of rhinovirus and respiratory syncytial virus in infants hospitalized for lower respiratory tract infection.
abstract: Respiratory syncytial virus (RSV) and rhinovirus (RV) are predominant viruses associated with lower respiratory tract infection in infants. We compared the symptoms of lower respiratory tract infection caused by RSV and RV in hospitalized infants. RV showed the same symptoms as RSV, so on clinical grounds, no difference can be made between these pathogens. No relation between polymerase chain reaction cycle threshold value and length of hospital stay was found.
authors: Department of Pediatrics, Medisch Spectrum Twente, Enschede, The Netherlands. vanleeuwen.janneke@gmail.com
authors: Janneke C
authors: JC
authors: Van Leeuwen
authors: Loes K
authors: LK
authors: Goossens
authors: Ron M G R
authors: RM
authors: Hendrix
authors: Job
authors: J
authors: Van Der Palen
authors: Anneloes
authors: A
authors: Lusthusz
authors: Boony J
authors: BJ
authors: Thio
mesh_terms: D006760:Hospitalization; D006801:Humans; D007223:Infant; D007902:Length of Stay; D010850:Picornaviridae Infections / Q000503:physiopathology* / Q000821:virology; D015995:Prevalence; D018357:Respiratory Syncytial Virus Infections / Q000503:physiopathology* / Q000821:virology; D012136:Respiratory Syncytial Viruses / Q000254:growth & development / Q000472:pathogenicity* / Q000502:physiology; D012141:Respiratory Tract Infections / Q000503:physiopathology* / Q000821:virology; D012229:Rhinovirus / Q000254:growth & development / Q000472:pathogenicity* / Q000502:physiology; D012720:Severity of Illness Index; D019562:Viral Load; D014774:Virulence