Viral respiratory tract infections are common and usually selflimited illnesses. For patients at
risk of asthma, or with existing asthma, viral respiratory tract infections can have a profound …

Members of the Picornaviridae family are non-enveloped, positive-stranded RNA viruses
with a 30nm icosahedral capsid. This virus family exhibits a considerable amount of genetic …

Infection by human rhinovirus (HRV) is a major cause of upper and lower respiratory tract
disease worldwide and displays considerable phenotypic variation. We examined diversity …

Human rhinoviruses (HRVs) frequently cause mild upper respiratory tract infections and
more severe disease manifestations such as bronchiolitis and asthma exacerbations. HRV …

Human rhinoviruses (HRVs) were discovered as common cold pathogens over 50 years
ago. Recent advances in molecular viral diagnostics have led to an appreciation of their role …

We analyzed viral nucleic acids in stool samples collected from 35 South Asian children with
nonpolio acute flaccid paralysis (AFP). Sequence-independent reverse transcription and …

Background Human rhinoviruses (HRVs) are the most prevalent human pathogens, and
consist of 101 serotypes that are classified into groups A and B according to sequence …

Abstract Background. Between 50% and 80% of asthma exacerbations are associated with
viral respiratory tract infections (RTIs), yet the influence of viral pathogen diversity on asthma …

BACKGROUND: Exacerbations of childhood asthma and rhinovirus infections both peak
during the spring and fall, suggesting that viral infections are major contributors to seasonal …

Together with influenza, the non-influenza RNA respiratory viruses (NIRVs), which include
respiratory syncytial virus, parainfluenza viruses, coronavirus, rhinovirus, and human …