Cotton Mf, Innes S, Jaspan H, Madide A, Rabie H
Paediatric Infectious Diseases Unit, Department of Paediatrics and Child Health, Stellenbosch University.
S Afr Fam Pract (2004). 2008 Mar;50(2):6-12. doi: 10.1080/20786204.2008.10873685.
Upper respiratory tract infection (URTI) occurs commonly in both children and adults and is a major cause of mild morbidity. It has a high cost to society, being responsible for absenteeism from school and work and unnecessary medical care, and is occasionally associated with serious sequelae. URTIs are usually caused by several families of virus; these are the rhinovirus, coronavirus, parainfluenza, respiratory syncytial virus (RSV), adenovirus, human metapneumovirus, influenza, enterovirus and the recently discovered bocavirus. This review will mainly focus on the rhinovirus, where significant advances have been made in understanding the epidemiology, natural history and relationship with other pathogens.
上呼吸道感染(URTI)在儿童和成人中都很常见,是轻度发病的主要原因。它给社会带来高昂成本,导致学校缺课和工作缺勤以及不必要的医疗护理,并且偶尔会伴有严重的后遗症。上呼吸道感染通常由几类病毒引起;这些病毒是鼻病毒、冠状病毒、副流感病毒、呼吸道合胞病毒(RSV)、腺病毒、人偏肺病毒、流感病毒、肠道病毒以及最近发现的博卡病毒。本综述将主要聚焦于鼻病毒,在理解其流行病学、自然史以及与其他病原体的关系方面已经取得了重大进展。