Clinical Presentation of Enterovirus D68 in a Swiss Pediatric University Center.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Enterovirus D68 (EV-D68) is responsible for millions of infections. In the last decade, there has been an increase in the number of children requiring hospital or critical care admission due to severe respiratory illness. Nevertheless, the epidemiological and clinical importance of EV-D68 infections remains unclear.

Objective

We aimed to determine the local prevalence of EV-D68 infection in pediatric patients and to characterize its clinical presentation and disease burden compared with non-EV-D68 enterovirus and human rhinovirus (RV) infections.

Study design

We performed a retrospective single-center study of children presenting with respiratory symptoms and positive respiratory panel polymerase chain reaction for EV/RV from November 2018 to December 2019.

SUBMITTER: Ott C 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC11542972 | biostudies-literature | 2024 Aug

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature