Impact of coronavirus disease 2019 on respiratory surveillance and explanation of high detection rate of human rhinovirus during the pandemic in the Republic of Korea.
Heui Man KimEun Jung LeeNam-Joo LeeSang Hee WooJeong Min KimJee Eun RheeEun Jin KimPublished in: Influenza and other respiratory viruses (2021)
The COVID-19 pandemic impacted the respiratory virus detection rate. The extremely low detection rate of enveloped viruses resulted from efforts to prevent the spread of COVID-19 in South Korea. The high detection rate of hRV may be related to resistance against environmental conditions as a non-enveloped virus and the long period of viral shedding from patients.