Open AccessChanges in virus detection in hospitalized children before and after the severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 pandemic
Author(s) -
Kume Yohei,
Hashimoto Koichi,
Chishiki Mina,
Norito Sakurako,
Suwa Reiko,
Ono Takashi,
Mochizuki Izumi,
Mashiyama Fumi,
Ishibashi Naohisa,
Suzuki Shigeo,
Sakuma Hiroko,
Takahashi Hitoshi,
Takeda Makoto,
Shirato Kazuya,
Hosoya Mitsuaki
Publication year - 2022
Publication title -
influenza and other respiratory viruses
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.743
H-Index - 57
eISSN - 1750-2659
pISSN - 1750-2640
DOI - 10.1111/irv.12995
Subject(s) - rhinovirus , human metapneumovirus , virology , pandemic , medicine , coronavirus , metapneumovirus , virus , human bocavirus , respiratory system , population , pneumonia , immunology , covid-19 , respiratory tract infections , infectious disease (medical specialty) , disease , environmental health
The impact of strengthening preventive measures against severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS‐CoV‐2) infection on the prevalence of respiratory viruses in children was examined. After the SARS‐CoV‐2 pandemic, the rate of multiple virus detection among hospitalized children decreased. Immediately after the SARS‐CoV‐2 pandemic, respiratory syncytial and parainfluenza viruses were rarely detected and subsequently reemerged. Human metapneumovirus and influenza virus were not consistently detected. Non‐enveloped viruses (bocavirus, rhinovirus, and adenovirus) were detected to some extent even after the pandemic. Epidemic‐suppressed infectious diseases may reemerge as susceptibility accumulates in the population and should continue to be monitored.