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Respiratory Viral Infection Patterns in Hospitalised Children Before and After COVID-19 in Hong Kong.
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- The global trends and clinical progress in influenza co-infection: a visualization and bibliometric analysis (2005-2025).Frontiers in microbiology · 2025Pooled it
- Acute Severity Versus Long-term Morbidity: Uncoupling the Roles of RSV and HRV in Childhood Respiratory Disease.Open forum infectious diseases · 2026Article
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- The prevalence and role of human respiratory syncytial virus in pediatric respiratory tract infections: a systematic review and meta-analysis of global data.EClinicalMedicine · 2026Article
- Molecular epidemiology and genetic characteristics of enterovirus A identified in pediatric patients with hand, foot, and mouth disease and herpangina in Linyi, China, 2023-2024, following the relaxation of COVID-19 policies.BMC infectious diseases · 2026Article
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- Respiratory viral coinfections: interactions, mechanisms and clinical implications.Nature reviews. Microbiology · 2025Review
- Post-pandemic resurgence of respiratory virus infections: age and department-specific patterns in a Chinese tertiary hospital (2020-2024).BMC infectious diseases · 2025Article
- Monopoly of Minor Group Rhinovirus Infections in Hospitalised Children in Hong Kong During the SARS-CoV-2 Pandemic.Viruses · 2025Article
- Epidemiological and Clinical Characteristics of Infections in Hospitalized Children During and After the COVID-19 Pandemic.Viruses · 2025Article
- Whole Genome Sequencing and Genetic Diversity of Respiratory Viruses Detected in Children With Acute Respiratory Infections: A One-Year Cross-Sectional Study in Senegal.Journal of medical virology · 2025Article
- Changes in Respiratory Viruses' Activity in Children During the COVID-19 Pandemic: A Systematic Review.Journal of clinical medicine · 2025Review
- Changing Trends in Paediatric Acute Respiratory Infections:Sultan Qaboos University medical journal · 2025Article
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Abstract
The study highlights the significant changes in respiratory virus epidemiology following the lifting of COVID-19 restrictions.
methodIn this single-centre retrospective study, the virological readouts of adenovirus (AdV), influenza virus A (IAV), influenza virus B (IBV), parainfluenza viruses (PIV) 1, 2, 3, 4, respiratory syncytial virus (RSV), and coupled enterovirus and rhinovirus (EV/RV) were extracted from the respiratory specimens of paediatric patients in Hong Kong from January 2015 to February 2024. The subjects were stratified into five age groups.
resultsThe study included 18,737 and 6001 respiratory specimens in the pre-COVID-19 and post-COVID-19 mask mandate period, respectively. The mean age of hospitalised patients increased from 3.49 y ± 0.03 y to 4.37 y ± 0.05 y after the COVID-19 lockdown. The rates of single-virus infection and co-infection were significantly higher in the post-COVID-19 mask mandate period. The odds ratio for AdV for all age groups (OR: 4.53, 4.03, 2.32, 2.46, 1.31) and RSV in older children from 3 years old and above (OR: 1.95, 3.38,
conclusionsOur findings suggest that public health measures to contain COVID-19 may have unintended consequences on children's natural exposure and immunity to other respiratory viruses, potentially increasing their morbidity in the post-pandemic era.
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