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The Impact of the COVID-19 Pandemic on Respiratory Syncytial Virus Infection: A Narrative Review.
Chuang, Yu-Chuan; Lin, Kuan-Pei; Wang, Li-An; Yeh, Ting-Kuang; Liu, Po-Yu.
  • Chuang YC; Department of Internal Medicine, Taichung Veterans General Hospital, Taichung, Taiwan.
  • Lin KP; Department of Internal Medicine, Taichung Veterans General Hospital, Taichung, Taiwan.
  • Wang LA; Department of Internal Medicine, Taichung Veterans General Hospital, Taichung, Taiwan.
  • Yeh TK; Division of Infectious Disease, Department of Internal Medicine, Taichung Veterans General Hospital, Taichung, Taiwan.
  • Liu PY; Genomic Center for Infectious Diseases, Taichung Veterans General Hospital, Taichung, Taiwan.
Infect Drug Resist ; 16: 661-675, 2023.
Article in English | MEDLINE | ID: covidwho-2214976
ABSTRACT
Respiratory syncytial virus (RSV) is one of the most common respiratory viruses. It not only affects young children but also the elderly and immunocompromised patients. After the emergence of SARS-CoV-2 and the corona virus disease 2019 (COVID-19) era, a dramatic reduction in RSV activity was found, which coincided with the implementation of public health and social measures (PHSMs). However, the correlation is more complicated than we initially thought. After PHSMs were gradually lifted, a seasonality shift and a delayed RSV outbreak with greater number of infected patients were found in numerous countries, such as Israel, Australia, South Africa, New Zealand, France, United States, and Japan. Several hypotheses and possible reasons explaining the interaction between SARS-CoV-2 and RSV were mentioned. Since RSV vaccinations are still under investigation, administration of palivizumab should be considered in high-risk patients. In the post-COVID-19 era, greater attention should be paid to a further resurgence of RSV. In this narrative review, we conducted a thorough review of the current knowledge on the epidemiology of RSV during the COVID-19 era, the out-of-season outbreak of RSV, and the data on co-infection with RSV and SARS-CoV-2.
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Full text: Available Collection: International databases Database: MEDLINE Type of study: Experimental Studies / Prognostic study / Reviews Topics: Long Covid / Vaccines Language: English Journal: Infect Drug Resist Year: 2023 Document Type: Article Affiliation country: IDR.S396434

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Full text: Available Collection: International databases Database: MEDLINE Type of study: Experimental Studies / Prognostic study / Reviews Topics: Long Covid / Vaccines Language: English Journal: Infect Drug Resist Year: 2023 Document Type: Article Affiliation country: IDR.S396434