id author title date pages extension mime words sentences flesch summary cache txt cord-258336-zs04l3s0 Leotte, Jaqueline Impact and seasonality of human rhinovirus infection in hospitalized patients for two consecutive years 2017-06-30 .txt text/plain 3254 180 46 Abstract Objectives To report epidemiological features, clinical characteristics, and outcomes of human rhinovirus (HRV) infections in comparison with other community acquired respiratory virus (CRV) infections in patients hospitalized for two consecutive years. The present study reports the epidemiological features, clinical characteristics, and outcomes of HRV infections in comparison with other CRV infections in patients hospitalized in a referral hospital in Southern Brazil, for two consecutive years. Patients hospitalized at an academic tertiary care center in Southern Brazil from whom respiratory samples were collected and sent for investigation, or who were diagnosed with SARI in 2012 or 2013, were included in the study. The medical records and influenza notification forms of patients with detectable respiratory virus were reviewed, focusing on epidemiology, clinical manifestation, outcome, laboratory findings, and diagnosis of SARI. In conclusion, HRV has a high prevalence in the hospitalized children and was present in cases of severe disease, including death. ./cache/cord-258336-zs04l3s0.txt ./txt/cord-258336-zs04l3s0.txt