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Graphical abstract Human rhinoviruses (HRV) detection during two consecutive years, in children with respiratory infection, without comorbidities, in Buenos Aires, Argentina (2008–2010). Phylogenetic analysis of HRV clusters in relation to their demographic reconstruction in a time scale. Highlights • Human rhinoviruses (HRV) were detected in 40% of children with ARI without comorbidities. • HRV were identified as a risk factor associated with hospitalization (OR: 2.47). • All HRV species co-circulated, being HRV-A and C the most frequently detected. • Demographic and clinical outcome were similar for HRV-A and C infections. • A high turnover rate of HRV genotypes was observed. Background Human rhinoviruses (HRV) are recognized as a cause of upper and lower acute respiratory infections (ARI). The circulating species and their clinical impact were not described in Argentina. Objectives To describe the molecular epidemiology of HRV in children and to determine the association of HRV species with outcome and severity. Study design: Hospitalized and outpatients children |