Comparison of characteristics of children hospitalized for respiratory syncytial virus infection during the pre- and post-COVID-19 eras: a multicenter retrospective study
An off-season RSV endemic was observed in Yunnan during the post-COVID-19 era, with changed clinical features and increased severity. Age, low birthweight, preterm birth, personal history of atopy, underlying condition, NLR, IL-6, seizures, and co-infection were the risk factors for RSV-related SLRTI in the post-COVID-19 era.
Authors
- Hong-Min Fu
- He-Yun Li
- Rui Lu
- Rongwei Huang
- Cong-Yun Liu
- Haifeng Liu (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-0912-913X)
- Mei Xiang
- Xue-Zu Zhang
- Wang Li (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0009-0005-3266-7090)
- Yun-Jie Guo
- Quan-Li Feng
- Yayu Wang (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0009-0004-7736-7991)
Institutions
- Kunming Medical University (CN)
- Zhaotong University (CN)
- Kunming Children's Hospital (CN)
- People’s Hospital of Wenshan Prefecture (CN)
- Kunming Third People's Hospital (CN)
- People’s Hospital of Linqing (CN)
- The Third People's Hospital of Dalian City (CN)
- Honghe University (CN)
- Baoshan University (CN)
- The First People's Hospital of Zhaoqing (CN)
- Dali University (CN)
Publication Details
- Journal
- BMC Infectious Diseases
- Published
- 2024-09-19
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.1186/s12879-024-09783-2
- Citations
- 8
- Primary Topic
- Respiratory viral infections research
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 3.09
Funders
- National Natural Science Foundation of China
- Yunnan Provincial Department of Education
- Yunnan Provincial Department of Education Science Research Fund Project