This study aimed to evaluate the prevalence of human rhinoviruses (HRVs) and the emergence of enterovirus D68 (EV-D68) in children. A total of 322 nasopharyngeal swab samples were provided from children with an initial diagnosis of upper and lower respiratory tract infections. A total of 34 and 70 cases were positive for EV-D68 and HRV, respectively. The phylogenetic analysis revealed that the clades A and B are the prevalent genotypes for EV-D68 and the HRV-positive samples belong to three types including HRV-A, HRV-B, and HRV-C. The results showed that EV-D68 and HRV-C are circulating in Iran especially in the winter.

本研究旨在评估人类鼻病毒 (HRV) 的流行和儿童肠道病毒 D68 (EV-D68) 的出现。总共提供了 322 份鼻咽拭子样本，这些样本来自初步诊断为上呼吸道和下呼吸道感染的儿童。总共有 34 例和 70 例病例分别为 EV-D68 和 HRV 阳性。系统发育分析显示，进化枝A和B是EV-D68的流行基因型，HRV阳性样本属于HRV-A、HRV-B和HRV-C三种类型。结果表明，EV-D68 和 HRV-C 正在伊朗流行，尤其是在冬季。