Molecular detection of respiratory pathogens and typing of human rhinovirus of adults hospitalized for exacerbation of asthma and chronic obstructive pulmonary disease - Ko, Fanny Wai-san; Chan, Paul Kay-sheung; Chan, Renee W. Y.; Chan, Ka-Pang; Ip, April; Kwok, Angela; Ngai, Jenny Chun-li; Ng, So-Shan; On, Chan Tat; Hui, David Shu-cheong (Respiratory research, 2019)
Keywords: Adults; Aged; Aged, 80 and over; Asthma; Asthma - microbiology; Asthma - virology; Asthma exacerbations; Bacteria - chemistry; Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease; COPD exacerbations; Diagnosis; Etiology; Female; Genotypes; Hospital patients; Hospitalization; Humans; Identification and classification; Influenza A; Influenza A virus; Lung diseases; Lung diseases, Obstructive; Male; Medical examination; Methods; Middle Aged; Molecular Diagnostic Techniques; Obstructive lung disease; Pathogenic microorganisms; Pathogens; Patient Readmission - statistics & numerical data; Patients; Polymerase chain reaction; Pulmonary Disease, Chronic Obstructive - microbiology; Pulmonary Disease, Chronic Obstructive - virology; Respiratory diseases; Respiratory Function Tests; Respiratory Tract Infections - microbiology; Respiratory Tract Infections - virology; Rhinovirus; Rhinovirus - chemistry; Rhinoviruses; Treatment Outcome; Viruses; Hong Kong, China; Viruses; Asthma exacerbations; COPD exacerbations