Research on Attenuation of Rhinoviruses and Methods for Measuring Antibody Response to Rhinovirus Infection

摘要

A plaque reduction test, based on the method described by Fiala and Kenny, for assay of antibody in human sera for two rhinoviruses did not reveal significantly more antibody rises than the conventional tube neutralization test. Incidence of URIs among medical students in our study has shown the usual autumnal peak, most of which was rhinovirus infection. Parainfluenza 1, respiratory syncytial and adenoviruses have occurred sporadically. Results of typing tests identified some rhinoviruses with long recycling times. Two types had not been isolated since 1960-61. Also one type (rhinovirus 31) now is represented by a variant strain. (Author)