Rhinovirus C and Respiratory Exacerbations in Children with Cystic Fibrosis

Abstract

To investigate a possible role for human rhinovirus C in respiratory exacerbations of children with cystic fibrosis, we conducted microbiologic testing on respiratory specimens from 103 such patients in São Paulo, Brazil, during 2006–2007. A significant association was found between the presence of human rhinovirus C and respiratory exacerbations.

Keywords

• Rhinovirus
• viruses
• cystic fibrosis
• respiratory infections
• children
• Brazil