Open AccessA 14-year Prospective Study of Human Coronavirus Infections in Hospitalized Children
Author(s) -
Cristina Calvo,
Sonia Alcolea,
Inmaculada Casas,
Francisco Pozo,
María Iglesias,
Mónica González-Esguevillas,
María Luz García-García
Publication year - 2020
Publication title -
the pediatric infectious disease journal/the pediatric infectious disease journal
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.028
H-Index - 140
eISSN - 1532-0987
pISSN - 0891-3668
DOI - 10.1097/inf.0000000000002760
Subject(s) - rhinovirus , medicine , bronchiolitis , respiratory tract infections , respiratory system , etiology , pneumonia , prospective cohort study , virus , human parainfluenza virus , common cold , pediatrics , immunology
Human coronaviruses (HCoVs) have been recognized as causative agents of respiratory tract infections.Our aim was to describe HCoV infections in hospitalized children in a prospective surveillance study for 14 years and compare them with other respiratory viruses.