The impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on respiratory failure caused by respiratory viruses in children and adolescents
During the pandemic, older children, adolescents, and individuals with comorbidities were more vulnerable to ARF. There was a reduction in the prevalence and severity of RSV and influenza infections. After this reduction, a resurgence with an out-of-season pattern, but without higher odds of death than in the prepandemic year, was observed for both in 2022.
Authors
- Alexandre Archanjo Ferraro (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-1439-8091)
- Sandra Elisabete Vieira (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-5100-8713)
- Thiago Belém Gama
Institutions
- Hospital das Clínicas da Faculdade de Medicina da Universidade de São Paulo (BR)
Publication Details
- Journal
- Frontiers in Pediatrics
- Published
- 2024-08-15
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.3389/fped.2024.1392426
- Primary Topic
- Respiratory viral infections research
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 0.00