ArticleAnnals of medicine2025
Clinical and epidemiological characteristics of respiratory syncytial virus, SARS-CoV-2 and influenza paediatric viral respiratory infections in southwest Saudi Arabia.
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- Epidemiological shifts in pediatric respiratory pathogens in Shenzhen, China: impacts of COVID-19 control measures and relaxation.Microbiology spectrum · 2026Article
- Epidemiology and clinical impact of pediatric RSV co-infections after the COVID-19 pandemic: a narrative review.Frontiers in pediatrics · 2026Review
- Association Between Oseltamivir Timing and Clinical Outcomes in Hospitalized Children with Influenza: A Retrospective Cohort Study.Pediatric health, medicine and therapeutics · 2026Article
- Equal Prevalence of Genotypes ON1 and BA of Human Orthopneumovirus in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia, in 2022.Current issues in molecular biology · 2025Article
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- Respiratory Syncytial Virus: A Narrative Review of Updates and Recent Advances in Epidemiology, Pathogenesis, Diagnosis, Management and Prevention.Journal of clinical medicine · 2025Review
- Clinical and Paraclinical Peculiarities of SARS-CoV-2 and Influenza Infections in Children: A Comparative Study.Life (Basel, Switzerland) · 2025Article
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Abstract
backgroundThere is a global consensus that respiratory tract infections are the major causes of morbidity and mortality among children. In this study, we aimed to compare the clinical and epidemiological characteristics of respiratory syncytial virus (RSV), influenza and severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2) infections among children admitted to hospital with acute respiratory infections. We also opted to identify the predictors of paediatric intensive care unit (PICU) admission.
methodsIn this study, a retrospective investigation and analysis of 423 children who were admitted to Abha Maternity and Children Hospital, in the southern region of Saudi Arabia, between January and December 2022 were conducted.
resultsThe median age of these children was 16.5 months (Q1-Q3: 6-46.3). It was observed that the infectivity levels of RSV, SARS-CoV-2, influenza A and influenza B infections peaked in early to mid-September, mid-July, May and June, and October, respectively. There was a statistically significant difference in the total WBC counts between RSV and influenza B (
conclusionsRSV was identified as the most common pathogen causing acute lower respiratory infections among the studied patients. One of the more significant findings to emerge from this study is the seasonal changes in RSV and influenza infections, which mandates further research.
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