Multiple viral infections and antimicrobial use in hospitalized children with respiratory illness during pandemic and early post-pandemic era, Taiwan
Multiple viruses were co-circulating in the community after the pandemic likely due to immune debt. Pediatric physicians continued to use antibiotics for febrile symptoms in hospitalized children with respiratory illness, even when viral pathogens were identified.
Authors
- Hsin-Chieh Li
- Merve Arslan Aydin (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-7174-5470)
- Cheng‐Hsun Chiu (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-4324-7743)
- Hsuan-Ling Hsiao
- Yi-Ching Chen (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-1340-9510)
- Yi-Jung Chang
- Chyi-Liang Chen
Institutions
- Chang Gung University (TW)
- Chang Gung Memorial Hospital (TW)
Publication Details
- Journal
- Heliyon
- Published
- 2025-02-01
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.1016/j.heliyon.2025.e42229
- Citations
- 2
- Primary Topic
- Respiratory viral infections research
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 2.71
Funders
- Pfizer
- Chang Gung Medical Foundation
- Chang Gung Memorial Hospital, Linkou
- National Science and Technology Council
- Pfizer Foundation