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. 1997 Jul;35(7):1791-3.
doi: 10.1128/jcm.35.7.1791-1793.1997.

Detection of rhinovirus in sinus brushings of patients with acute community-acquired sinusitis by reverse transcription-PCR

A Pitkäranta  1 , E Arruda, H Malmberg, F G Hayden
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Detection of rhinovirus in sinus brushings of patients with acute community-acquired sinusitis by reverse transcription-PCR

A Pitkäranta et al. J Clin Microbiol. 1997 Jul.

Abstract

Of 20 adults with acute community-acquired sinusitis (ACAS), rhinovirus was detected in specimens from 10 (50%) patients, including maxillary aspirates from 8 (40%) patients and nasal swabs from 9 (45%) patients, by reverse transcription-PCR (RT-PCR). Human coronavirus was detected by RT-PCR in nasal swabs from 3 of 20 patients but in no sinus secretions. These findings suggest that rhinovirus is an important cause of ACAS and that viral invasion of the sinus cavity itself may be a common event during the disease.

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