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Frequent Detection of Enterovirus D68 and Rhinovirus Type C in Children With Acute Respiratory Infections Publisher Pubmed



Mozhgani SH1, 2 ; Keshavarz M3 ; Mousavi N4 ; Namdari H5 ; Salimi V4 ; Mokhtariazad T4 ; Zareighobadi M6 ; Nadji SA7 ; Ghavami N4 ; Rezaei F4
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  1. 1. Department of Microbiology, School of Medicine, Alborz University of Medical Sciences, Karaj, Iran
  2. 2. Non-communicable Diseases Research Center, Alborz University of Medical Sciences, Karaj, Iran
  3. 3. The Persian Gulf Tropical Medicine Research Center, The Persian Gulf Biomedical Sciences Research Institute, Bushehr University of Medical Sciences, Bushehr, Iran
  4. 4. Department of Virology, School of Public Health, Tehran University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, 1471613151, Iran
  5. 5. Iranian Tissue Bank and Research Center, Tehran University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran
  6. 6. Institute of Biochemistry and Biophysics, University of Tehran, Tehran, Iran
  7. 7. Virology Research Center, Shahid Beheshti University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran

Source: European Journal of Clinical Microbiology and Infectious Diseases Published:2021


Abstract

This study aimed to evaluate the prevalence of human rhinoviruses (HRVs) and the emergence of enterovirus D68 (EV-D68) in children. A total of 322 nasopharyngeal swab samples were provided from children with an initial diagnosis of upper and lower respiratory tract infections. A total of 34 and 70 cases were positive for EV-D68 and HRV, respectively. The phylogenetic analysis revealed that the clades A and B are the prevalent genotypes for EV-D68 and the HRV-positive samples belong to three types including HRV-A, HRV-B, and HRV-C. The results showed that EV-D68 and HRV-C are circulating in Iran especially in the winter. © 2020, Springer-Verlag GmbH Germany, part of Springer Nature.