Variation in the seasonality of the respiratory syncytial virus during the COVID-19 pandemic.
Infection
; 50(4): 1001-1005, 2022 Aug.
Article
in English
| MEDLINE | ID: covidwho-1750867
ABSTRACT
BACKGROUND:
The COVID-19 pandemic has caused a variation in the circulation of common respiratory viruses. Our objective was to analyse the epidemiology of respiratory syncytial virus (RSV) bronchiolitis admissions during the COVID-19 pandemic in comparison with previous epidemic seasons.METHODS:
We conducted an observational study involving infants with RSV bronchiolitis admitted to a tertiary hospital during two periods pandemic COVID-19 (15 March 2020-30 September 2021) and pre-pandemic (1 October 2014-14 March 2020). Demographic and clinical characteristics were collected.RESULTS:
A total of 270 patients were admitted for RSV bronchiolitis 253 in the pre-pandemic period with an average of 42 admissions per season vs 17 in the pandemic. During the pandemic, the RSV outbreak started late in June 2021 with a higher percentage of prematurity and PICU admissions.CONCLUSION:
A change in RSV seasonality was observed during the COVID-19 pandemic, with an unusual outbreak in summer 2021 of lower magnitude than previous seasons.Keywords
Full text:
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Collection:
International databases
Database:
MEDLINE
Main subject:
Bronchiolitis
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Respiratory Syncytial Virus, Human
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Respiratory Syncytial Virus Infections
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COVID-19
Type of study:
Observational study
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Prognostic study
Limits:
Humans
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Infant
Language:
English
Journal:
Infection
Year:
2022
Document Type:
Article
Affiliation country:
S15010-022-01794-y
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