Rhinovirus Outbreaks in Long-term Care Facilities, Ontario, Canada
Diagnostic difficulties may have led to underestimation of rhinovirus infections in long-term care facilities. Using surveillance data, we found that rhinovirus caused 59% (174/297) of respiratory outbreaks in these facilities during 6 months in 2009. Disease was sometimes severe. Molecular diagnost...
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Format: | Online |
Language: | English |
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Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
2010
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Online Access: | https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3294989/ |