An outbreak of human Rhinovirus-A21 infection in a psychiatric ward during COVID-19 pandemic

Lung-Chiung Chen; Chih-Chien Chiu; Fu-Mei Chang; Pei-Yuan Wu; Shu-Li Yang; Chung-Guei Huang; Yhu-Chering Huang

Journal of Microbiology, Immunology and Infection (Dec 2022)

An outbreak of human Rhinovirus-A21 infection in a psychiatric ward during COVID-19 pandemic

Lung-Chiung Chen,
Chih-Chien Chiu,
Fu-Mei Chang,
Pei-Yuan Wu,
Shu-Li Yang,
Chung-Guei Huang,
Yhu-Chering Huang

Affiliations

Lung-Chiung Chen: Department of Pediatrics, Taoyuan Armed Forces General Hospital, 325, Taoyuan, Taiwan; Department of Internal Medicine, Taoyuan Armed Forces General Hospital, 325, Taoyuan, Taiwan
Chih-Chien Chiu: Infection Control Office, Taoyuan Armed Forces General Hospital, 325, Taoyuan, Taiwan; Department of Internal Medicine, Taoyuan Armed Forces General Hospital, 325, Taoyuan, Taiwan
Fu-Mei Chang: Infection Control Office, Taoyuan Armed Forces General Hospital, 325, Taoyuan, Taiwan
Pei-Yuan Wu: Centers for Disease Control, Northern Regional Center, Taoyuan, Taiwan
Shu-Li Yang: Department of Laboratory Medicine, Linkou Chang Gung Memorial Hospital, Taoyuan, Taiwan; School of Medicine, Chang Gung University, 333, Taoyuan, Taiwan
Chung-Guei Huang: Department of Laboratory Medicine, Linkou Chang Gung Memorial Hospital, Taoyuan, Taiwan; School of Medicine, Chang Gung University, 333, Taoyuan, Taiwan
Yhu-Chering Huang: School of Medicine, Chang Gung University, 333, Taoyuan, Taiwan; Division of Pediatric Infectious Diseases, Chang Gung Memorial Hospital, 333, Taoyuan, Taiwan; Corresponding author. Division of Pediatric Infectious Diseases, Department of Paediatrics, Chang Gung Memorial Hospital, Linkou, No. 5, Fu-Shin Street, Kweishan, 333, Taoyuan, Taiwan. Fax: +886 3 3288957.

Journal volume & issue: Vol. 55, no. 6
pp. 1326 – 1329

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A cluster of acute respiratory illnesses involving 12 inpatients and 3 healthcare workers occurred in a psychiatric ward. Eight of them were identified as HRV-A21. Fever and cough were the most common symptoms. The study also provides further evidence of the impact of HRV on lower respiratory tract illness.

Published in Journal of Microbiology, Immunology and Infection

ISSN: 1684-1182 (Print)
Publisher: Elsevier
Country of publisher: Hong Kong
LCC subjects: Science: Microbiology
Website: https://www.sciencedirect.com/journal/journal-of-microbiology-immunology-and-infection

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