Molecular epidemiology and clinical characteristics of respiratory syncytial virus in hospitalized children during winter 2021-2022 in Bengbu, China.

ABSTRACT:

Objective

This study aimed to study the molecular epidemiology and clinical characteristics of respiratory syncytial virus (RSV) infection from hospitalized children with ARTI in Bengbu.

Methods

One hundred twenty-four nasopharyngeal swab specimens and clinical data from children with ARTI cases were collected in Bengbu, China, during winter 2021-2022. The samples were detected by qPCR of 13 respiratory viruses. Phylogenetic analysis was constructed using MEGA 7.0. All analyses were performed using SAS software, version 9.4.

Results

In winter 2021-2022, URTI, NSCAP, SCAP, and bronchiolitis accounted for 41.03%, 27.35%, 17.09%, and 14.53% of hospitalized children in Bengbu, China. The detection rates of the top three were RSV (41.94%), ADV (5.65%), and FluB (5.65%) in

SUBMITTER: Huang L 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC10791987 | biostudies-literature | 2023

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature