Impact of the Coronavirus Disease 2019 Pandemic on the Clinical Features of Pediatric Respiratory Syncytial Virus Infection in Japan

Abstract Background Mitigation measures implemented during the coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) pandemic remarkably reduced the incidence of infectious diseases among children. However, a re-emergence of respiratory syncytial virus (RSV) infection was observed in 2021 in Japan. We compared the cl...

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Published in:Open forum infectious diseases 2022-11, Vol.9 (11), p.ofac562-ofac562
Main Authors: Ozeki, Shoko, Kawada, Jun-ichi, Yamashita, Daiki, Yasufuku, Chika, Akano, Takuya, Kato, Masahiro, Suzuki, Konomi, Tano, Chihiro, Matsumoto, Kazuki, Mizutani, Shu-hei, Mori, Ayumi, Nishio, Nobuhiro, Kidokoro, Hiroyuki, Yasui, Yoshihiro, Takahashi, Yoshiyuki, Sato, Yoshiaki
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Children
Comparative analysis
Coronaviruses
Diagnostic imaging
Diseases
Epidemiology
Hospital patients
Medical colleges
Palivizumab
Pediatrics
Virus diseases
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Summary:Abstract Background Mitigation measures implemented during the coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) pandemic remarkably reduced the incidence of infectious diseases among children. However, a re-emergence of respiratory syncytial virus (RSV) infection was observed in 2021 in Japan. We compared the clinical characteristics of hospitalized patients with RSV infection before and during COVID-19. Methods We retrospectively enrolled children aged
ISSN:2328-8957
2328-8957
DOI:10.1093/ofid/ofac562