ArticleChildren (Basel, Switzerland)2024
Post-Pandemic Epidemiology of Respiratory Infections among Pediatric Inpatients in a Tertiary Hospital in Shanghai, China.
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- Interaction analysis of non-bacterial respiratory pathogens during and after the coronavirus disease 2019 pandemic in two cities along the eastern coast of China.Pediatric investigation · 2026Article
- Long-term epidemiological patterns of pediatric infectious diseases in an urban district of Shanghai, 2015-2023.Frontiers in pediatrics · 2026Article
- Hospitalizations trends and co-infection patterns for respiratory virus infections in children in central China 2015 to 2023: a longitudinal surveillance study.BMC infectious diseases · 2025Article
- Description of a Current Outbreak ofPathogens (Basel, Switzerland) · 2025Article
- A retrospective study on pediatric pertussis: comprehensive evaluation of symptoms, laboratory indicators, and diagnostic efficacy of case definitions.Frontiers in cellular and infection microbiology · 2025Article
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Abstract
backgroundAfter the removal of the three-year epidemic control restrictions, Chinese children were confronted with heightened risks of respiratory infections. We aimed to investigate the post-pandemic (2023) epidemiology of respiratory infections among pediatric inpatients in a tertiary hospital in Shanghai, China, and compare it with the pre-pandemic (2019) levels.
methodsA total of 2644 pediatric inpatients were enrolled based on discharge time and divided into group 2019 (
resultsSignificant increases were found in the overall test positivity rates (64.6% vs. 46.7%), mixed infection rates (17.4% vs. 9%), and proportion of severe cases (25.5% vs. 3.7%) after the pandemic than those before it. Compared with 2019, the incidences of MP, IFA, LP, RSV, and ADV remarkably increased, while those of IFB and COX decreased, with no obvious differences noted for CP, PIV, and EBV in 2023. A significantly higher MP-positive detection rate was noticed in children aged 1-6 years in 2023 than in 2019. The incidence of RSV infection began to rise in August 2023, earlier than the conventional epidemic season.
conclusionsCompared with the pre-pandemic levels, the overall test positivity rates of atypical pathogens and viruses among pediatric inpatients significantly increased, and alterations in the disease spectrum, epidemic season, and age of prevalence were observed after the COVID-19 pandemic.
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