Analysis of respiratory virus detection in hospitalized children with acute respiratory infection during the COVID-19 pandemic.

ABSTRACT:

Objective

It is now understood that the Coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) pandemic and its associated containment measures have influenced the epidemiology of other respiratory viruses. This study aimed to characterize respiratory virus infections in pediatric patients hospitalized for acute respiratory infections (ARIs) in East China both prior to and during the COVID-19 pandemic.

Methods

We collected nasal secretions from 9782 pediatric ARI patients admitted to Shaoxing Maternal and Child Health Care Hospital between January 2018 and December 2022. We analyzed and compared changes in viral detection rates, epidemiological features, and clinical characteristics.

Results

A total of 1633 strains from 7 common respiratory viruses were identified, with an overall posit

SUBMITTER: Wu R 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC10623845 | biostudies-literature | 2023 Nov

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature