Rhinovirus/enterovirus was the most common respiratory virus detected in adults with severe acute respiratory infections pre-COVID-19 in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia

• Main Authors: Chong, Yoong Min, Chan, Yoke Fun, Jamaluddin, Mohamad Fadhil Hadi, Hasan, M. Shahnaz, Pang, Yong Kek, Ponnampalavanar, Sasheela, Syed Omar, Sharifah Faridah, Sam, I-Ching
• Format: Article
• Published: Public Library of Science 2022
• Subjects: QR Microbiology
• Online Access: http://eprints.um.edu.my/46258/; https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0273697

Background Severe acute respiratory infections (SARI) pose a great global burden. The contribution of respiratory viruses to adult SARI is relatively understudied in Asia. We aimed to determine viral aetiology of adult SARI patients in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia. Methods The prevalence of 20 common (mai...