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ArticleViruses2023

In-Depth Analysis of the Re-Emergence of Respiratory Syncytial Virus at a Tertiary Care Hospital in Germany in the Summer of 2021 after the Alleviation of Non-Pharmaceutical Interventions Due to the SARS-CoV-2 Pandemic.

Mario Hönemann, Stephanie Thiem, Sandra Bergs, Tom Berthold, Christian Propach, Manuela Siekmeyer, Armin Frille, Tillmann Wallborn, Melanie Maier, Corinna Pietsch

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Article in Viruses, 2023. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 22 papers, 1 of them a synthesis that pooled it.

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22citing papers in PubMed, 1 pooled it
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1 · What the graph read from it

What it found

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3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

22 citing papers in PubMed, 1 synthesis or guideline pooled it, 24 citations in OpenAlex.

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4 · The record

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

10 authors at 2 institutions in 1 country.

Mario HönemannVirology Department, Institute of Medical Microbiology and Virology, University of Leipzig, Johannisallee 30, 04103 Leipzig, Germany.ORCID 0000-0001-7517-402X
Stephanie ThiemVirology Department, Institute of Medical Microbiology and Virology, University of Leipzig, Johannisallee 30, 04103 Leipzig, Germany.
Sandra BergsVirology Department, Institute of Medical Microbiology and Virology, University of Leipzig, Johannisallee 30, 04103 Leipzig, Germany.
Tom BertholdVirology Department, Institute of Medical Microbiology and Virology, University of Leipzig, Johannisallee 30, 04103 Leipzig, Germany.
Christian PropachVirology Department, Institute of Medical Microbiology and Virology, University of Leipzig, Johannisallee 30, 04103 Leipzig, Germany.ORCID 0009-0000-2536-3308
Manuela SiekmeyerDepartment of Pediatrics, University of Leipzig, Liebigstrasse 20a, 04103 Leipzig, Germany.
Armin FrilleDepartment of Respiratory Medicine, University of Leipzig, Liebigstrasse 20, 04103 Leipzig, Germany.ORCID 0000-0003-2843-3863
Tillmann WallbornDepartment of Pediatrics, Klinikum St. Georg, Delitzscher Strasse 141, 04129 Leipzig, Germany.
Melanie MaierVirology Department, Institute of Medical Microbiology and Virology, University of Leipzig, Johannisallee 30, 04103 Leipzig, Germany.ORCID 0000-0003-4158-1473
Corinna PietschVirology Department, Institute of Medical Microbiology and Virology, University of Leipzig, Johannisallee 30, 04103 Leipzig, Germany.ORCID 0000-0001-6029-3368
Leipzig University · DEKlinikum St. Georg · DE

Funding

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Following the extensive non-pharmaceutical interventions (NPIs) and behavioral changes in the wake of the SARS-CoV-2 pandemic, an interseasonal rise in respiratory syncytial virus (RSV) cases was observed in Germany in 2021. The aim of this study was to characterize the local molecular epidemiology of RSV infections in comparison to the three pre-pandemic seasons. Additionally, clinical data were retrieved from patient charts to determine the clinical significance of RSV infections. RSV detections peaked in calendar week 40 of 2021, 18 weeks earlier than the usual peak observed in the three pre-pandemic seasons. Sequence analysis revealed a close phylogenetic relatedness regardless of the season of origin. A significantly higher amount of pediatric cases (88.9% of all cases,

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COVID-19Respiratory Syncytial Virus, HumanRespiratory Syncytial Virus InfectionsRespiratory Tract InfectionsAdultChildGermanyHumansPandemicsPhylogenySARS-CoV-2SeasonsTertiary Care Centersmolecular epidemiologynon-pharmaceutical interventionsrespiratory infectionsrespiratory virusesRSV

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PMID37112857
PMCPMC10144477
OpenAlexW4361275396

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