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World Journal of Pediatrics
Published in: World Journal of Pediatrics 5/2023

26-09-2022 | Respiratory Syncytial Virus Infection | Research Letter

New epidemiological trends of respiratory syncytial virus bronchiolitis during COVID-19 pandemic

Authors: Emanuele Castagno, Irene Raffaldi, Francesco Del Monte, Silvia Garazzino, Claudia Bondone

Published in: World Journal of Pediatrics | Issue 5/2023

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Restrictive measures adopted worldwide against COVID-19 (e.g., wearing masks, frequent hand washing, and social distancing) produced not only a decrease in SARS-CoV-2 diffusion but also a drastic reduction in respiratory diseases caused by other pathogens, as reported by many authors [1, 2]. The spread of respiratory viruses, particularly respiratory syncytial virus (RSV), has been completely changed during the winter of 2020–2021 [3, 4], but an unusual resurgence of RSV infection has been recently reported in different countries [3‐7]. A drastic reduction in bronchiolitis hospitalizations also occurred during the winter of 2020–2021, with RSV being the main etiologic agent of bronchiolitis [3, 6]. …
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Metadata
Title
New epidemiological trends of respiratory syncytial virus bronchiolitis during COVID-19 pandemic
Authors
Emanuele Castagno
Irene Raffaldi
Francesco Del Monte
Silvia Garazzino
Claudia Bondone
Publication date
26-09-2022
Publisher
Springer Nature Singapore
Published in
World Journal of Pediatrics / Issue 5/2023
Print ISSN: 1708-8569
Electronic ISSN: 1867-0687
DOI
https://doi.org/10.1007/s12519-022-00623-4

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