Epidemiological and clinical characteristics associated with enterovirus D68 respiratory diseases in Asian children: a systematic review and meta-analysis.

ABSTRACT:

Objective

This study aimed to determine the epidemiology and clinical characteristics of EV-D68-associated respiratory diseases among Asian children.

Sources

The PubMed, Embase, Web of Science, Scopus, China National Knowledge Infrastructure (CNKI), VIP, WanFang, and SinoMed electronic databases were searched from inception to February 28, 2025, to identify relevant articles. Studies reporting the detection rate of enterovirus D68 (EV-D68) in pediatric patients with respiratory tract infections were included. The methodological quality regarding the risk of bias was assessed according to the approach proposed by the Joanna Briggs Institute.

Summary of the findings

Twenty studies involving 47,451 participants were included; additionally, 450 participants were positive

SUBMITTER: Lu X 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC12663508 | biostudies-literature | 2025 Nov

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature