Viral load and sequence analysis reveal the symptom severity, diversity, and transmission clusters of Rhinovirus infections

• Main Authors: Ng, Kim Tien, Oong, Xiang Yong, Lim, Sin How, Chook, Jack Bee *, Takebe, Yutaka, Chan, Yoke Fun, Chan, Kok Gan, Hanafi, Nik Sherina, Pang, Yong Kek, Adeeba Kamarulzaman,, Tee, Kok Keng
• Format: Article
• Language: English
• Published: Oxford University Press 2018
• Subjects: R Medicine (General)
• Online Access: http://eprints.sunway.edu.my/870/1/Chook%20Jack%20Bee%202018%20Viral%20load%20Seq%20analysis%20HRV%20Clin%20Infect%20Dis.pdf; http://eprints.sunway.edu.my/870/; https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/29385423

Background:Rhinovirus (RV) is one of the main viral etiologic agents of acute respiratory illnesses. Despite the heightened disease burden caused by RV, the viral factors that increase the severity of RV infection, the transmission pattern, and seasonality of RV infections remain unclear. Methods:...