PEDIATRICS Vol. 35 No. 6 June 1965, pp. 899-905
This Article
Right arrow Full Text (PDF)
Right arrow P3Rs: Submit a response
Right arrow Alert me when this article is cited
Right arrow Alert me when P3Rs are posted
Right arrow Alert me if a correction is posted
Services
Right arrow E-mail this article to a friend
Right arrow Similar articles in this journal
Right arrow Similar articles in PubMed
Right arrow Alert me to new issues of the journal
Right arrow Add to My File Cabinet
Right arrow Download to citation manager
Right arrow reprints & permissions
Citing Articles
Right arrow Citing Articles via CrossRef
Right arrow Citing Articles via Google Scholar
Google Scholar
Right arrow Articles by Portnoy, B.
Right arrow Articles by Salvatore, M. A.
Right arrow Search for Related Content
PubMed
Right arrow PubMed Citation
Right arrow Articles by Portnoy, B.
Right arrow Articles by Salvatore, M. A.

RHINOVIRUS INFECTION IN CHILDREN WITH ACUTE LOWER RESPIRATORY DISEASE: EVIDENCE AGAINST ETIOLOGICAL IMPORTANCE

Bernard Portnoy M.D.1, Herbert L. Eckert M.D.1, and Margaret A. Salvatore B.A.1

1 Infectious Disease Laboratory and Department of Pediatrics, University of Southern California School of Medicine and the Children's Division, Los Angeles County General Hospital

The clinical, clinical laboratory, and viral aspects of 16 cases of lower respiratory disease in infants and children associated with rhinovirus isolation have been described. Rhinovirus isolations appeared to be as frequent in children without lower respiratory disease. Although the presence of concomitant infection with other viral agents made interpretation difficult, there was no conclusive evidence that the rhinoviruses were significant etiologic agents in children with lower respiratory disease severe enough to require hospitalization.

Submitted on September 24, 1964
Accepted on January 15, 1965