Molecular Epidemiology of the Human Rhinovirus Infection in Mongolia during 2008–2013

Sosorbaram Tsatsral; Zichun Xiang; Naoko Fuji; Chulunbatar Maitsetseg; Janchiv Khulan; Hitoshi Oshitani; Jianwei Wang; Pagbajabyn Nymadawa

doi:10.7883/yoken.JJID.2014.090

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Molecular Epidemiology of the Human Rhinovirus Infection in Mongolia during 2008–2013

Sosorbaram Tsatsral, Zichun Xiang, Naoko Fuji, Chulunbatar Maitsetseg, Janchiv Khulan, Hitoshi Oshitani, Jianwei Wang, Pagbajabyn Nymadawa

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Keywords: HRV, respiratory tract infection, multiplex-rt-PCR

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2015 Volume 68 Issue 4 Pages 280-287

DOI https://doi.org/10.7883/yoken.JJID.2014.090

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Abstract

Rhinovirus infections are common in all age groups world-wide, and they occur throughout the year. In this study, we examined 2,689 nasopharyngeal swabs collected in Mongolia during 2008–2013. Human rhinoviruses (HRVs) were detected in 295 (11.0%) samples, and 85 (28.8%) patients were co-infected with other respiratory viruses. HRV was co-detected with bocavirus, human coronavirus, and respiratory syncytial virus in 21 (24.7%), 17 (20.0%), and 14 (16.5%), respectively. We tested 170 (57.6%) of the 295 HRV-positive samples: 117 HRV strains were typed by using the VP4/VP2 method and 53 by using 5′ UTR method. We found HVR-A, HVR-C, and HVR-B infections in 80 (47.1%), 76 (44.7%), and 14 (8.2%) samples, respectively.

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