Cox DW, et al. - Given rhinoviruses (RV) has been identified as the most frequently detected virus in severe cases of acute respiratory illnesses (ARI) admitted to a paediatric intensive care unit (PICU) as revealed in recent studies, researchers investigated the prevalence of different viruses, in particular RV species, in children with ARI admitted to a tertiary PICU. Findings revealed that the most frequent virus identified in children admitted to a tertiary PICU with an ARI was RV and the most common RV species detected was RV-C. Importantly, RV-C was by itself as common a pathogen as respiratory syncytial virus in this patient population.