| Title | Changes in virus detection in hospitalized children before and after the severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 pandemic. | ||
| Author | Kume, Yohei; Hashimoto, Koichi; Chishiki, Mina; Norito, Sakurako; Suwa, Reiko; Ono, Takashi; Mochizuki, Izumi; Mashiyama, Fumi; Ishibashi, Naohisa; Suzuki, Shigeo; Sakuma, Hiroko; Takahashi, Hitoshi; Takeda, Makoto; Shirato, Kazuya; Hosoya, Mitsuaki | ||
| Journal | Influenza Other Respir Viruses | Publication Year/Month | 2022-Sep |
| PMID | 35488324 | PMCID | PMC9343337 |
| Affiliation + expend | 1.Department of Pediatrics, Fukushima Medical University, Fukushima, Japan. | ||
The impact of strengthening preventive measures against severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2) infection on the prevalence of respiratory viruses in children was examined. After the SARS-CoV-2 pandemic, the rate of multiple virus detection among hospitalized children decreased. Immediately after the SARS-CoV-2 pandemic, respiratory syncytial and parainfluenza viruses were rarely detected and subsequently reemerged. Human metapneumovirus and influenza virus were not consistently detected. Non-enveloped viruses (bocavirus, rhinovirus, and adenovirus) were detected to some extent even after the pandemic. Epidemic-suppressed infectious diseases may reemerge as susceptibility accumulates in the population and should continue to be monitored.