Bronchiolitis, epidemiological changes during the SARS-CoV-2 pandemic.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Bronchiolitis is the most common viral infection of the lower respiratory tract in infants under 2 years of age. The aim of this study was to analyze and compare the seasonal bronchiolitis peaks before and during the SARS-CoV-2 pandemic.

Methods

Descriptive, prospective, and observational study. Patients with severe bronchiolitis admitted to the Pediatric Intensive Care Unit (PICU) of a referral tertiary hospital between September 2010 and June 2021 were included. Demographic data were collected. Viral laboratory-confirmation was carried out. Each season was analyzed and compared. The daily average temperature was collected.

Results

1116 patients were recruited, 58.2% of them males. The median age was 49 days. Respiratory syncytial virus (RSV) was isolated

SUBMITTER: Guitart C 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC8785150 | biostudies-literature | 2022 Jan

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature