Impact of COVID-19 on Respiratory Virus Infections in Children, Japan, 2018-2023.

ABSTRACT:

Background

COVID-19, caused by SARS-CoV-2, was first documented in Japan in January 2020. We previously reported an increased risk of rhinovirus infections among children during the early phase of the COVID-19 pandemic. Here, we assessed the impact of COVID-19 on respiratory virus infections after SARS-CoV-2 spread nationwide.

Methods

We analyzed clinical specimens from 4012 patients with respiratory infections in Yokohama, Japan from January 2018 to April 2023.

Results

Among 15 representative respiratory viruses we detected (influenza virus, rhinovirus, coxsackievirus, echovirus, enterovirus, human coronavirus 229E, HKU1, NL63, and OC43, human metapneumovirus, human parainfluenza virus, human parechovirus, RSV, human adenovirus, human bocavirus, human parvovirus B19,

SUBMITTER: Takashita E 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC11898005 | biostudies-literature | 2025 Mar

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature