TY - JOUR T1 - Rhinovirus vaccination: the case in favour JF - European Respiratory Journal JO - Eur Respir J SP - 3 LP - 4 DO - 10.1183/09031936.00136510 VL - 37 IS - 1 AU - G.G.U. Rohde Y1 - 2011/01/01 UR - http://erj.ersjournals.com/content/37/1/3.abstract N2 - Respiratory viruses have been shown to be important respiratory pathogens. The majority of upper respiratory tract infections and most uncomplicated cases of acute tracheobronchitis are due to respiratory viral infections 1. Moreover, respiratory viruses play an important role as infective triggers of acute exacerbations of chronic respiratory diseases such as asthma 2–5 and chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) 6–8. Human rhinoviruses (HRVs) were by far the most frequent respiratory viruses detected in most of the studies cited. Hence, HRVs can be considered as very important respiratory pathogens in upper and lower respiratory tract infections. In particular, the role of HRVs in exacerbations of asthma and COPD makes them an important therapeutic target. … ER -