Hospitalized children with influenza A before, during and after COVID-19 pandemic: a retrospective cohort study.

ABSTRACT:

Context

Since the outbreak of COVID-19 in late 2019, the transmission dynamics and clinical presentation patterns of influenza A (Flu A) virus have undergone changes.

Objectives

This article conducted a comparative analysis in clinical characteristics and laboratory results of pediatric patients with Flu A before, during, and after the COVID-19 pandemic.

Methods

The medical records of 885 children hospitalized with Flu A virus infection at a tertiary hospital in Guangdong Province, China, were retrospectively analyzed. Flu A was confirmed in these cases using a direct immunofluorescence antigen assay. The clinical data for this study span from January 1, 2018, to May 31, 2023.

Results

In our study, we observed a total of 340 cases before the COVID-19 pandemic,

SUBMITTER: Lin F 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC11660579 | biostudies-literature | 2024 Dec

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature