Clinico-etiological and epidemiological particularities of respiratory virus diseases in children in the 2022-2023 season
In the period 2020-2022 as a result of epidemiological measures specific to the COVID-19 pandemic (protective mask, online teaching activity, social distancing) we witnessed a considerable decrease in the number of cases of respiratory viroids in children. With the lifting of prophylactic measures t...
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| author | Gheorghita Jugulete Andreea Madalina Panciu Mihaela Safta Bianca Borcos Luminita Marin Elena Gheorghe Luciana Zah Delia Negrea Luminita Bajenaru Monica Luminos Madalina Maria Merisescu |
| author_facet | Gheorghita Jugulete Andreea Madalina Panciu Mihaela Safta Bianca Borcos Luminita Marin Elena Gheorghe Luciana Zah Delia Negrea Luminita Bajenaru Monica Luminos Madalina Maria Merisescu |
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| description | In the period 2020-2022 as a result of epidemiological measures specific to the COVID-19 pandemic (protective mask, online teaching activity, social distancing) we witnessed a considerable decrease in the number of cases of respiratory viroids in children. With the lifting of prophylactic measures that coincided with the start of physical teaching activities and the onset of the cold season, we have been confronted in pediatric wards with an increase in the incidence of virological infections in the pediatric population. In this article we aim to analyze the particularities of respiratory virological diseases in children in the season 2022 - 2023 both from the etiological and epidemiological point of view and the characteristic clinical forms of the disease. We conducted a retrospective clinical study of cases admitted to the Clinical Departments of Infectious Diseases Pediatrics of the National Institute of Infectious Diseases “Prof. Dr. Matei Bals” in the period October 2022 - March 2023. During this period, we recorded 3.012 cases of respiratory virology in children, which represents the majority of
pediatric pathology admitted (72,9 %). The peak incidence of respiratory virology occurred in December (688 cases). From the etiological point of view, most cases were SARS-CoV-2 infections, followed by influenza (predominantly
type A), then a smaller number of infections with respiratory syncytial virus (RSV), rhinovirus, adenovirus, metapneumovirus. The most common clinical form of the disease was moderate (66.9%), with severe forms accounting for 10.5%. All pediatric cases of respiratory virology admitted to our wards have evolved favorably, with no deaths. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-09d0377127f54994bb278977dd3391e02024-02-16T14:51:29ZengAmaltea Medical Publishing HouseRomanian Journal of Infectious Diseases1454-33892069-60512023-09-01263929910.37897/RJID.2023.3.1Clinico-etiological and epidemiological particularities of respiratory virus diseases in children in the 2022-2023 seasonGheorghita Jugulete0 Andreea Madalina Panciu1Mihaela Safta2Bianca Borcos3Luminita Marin4Elena Gheorghe5Luciana Zah6Delia Negrea7Luminita Bajenaru8Monica Luminos9Madalina Maria Merisescu10“Carol Davila” University of Medicine and Pharmacy, Bucharest, Romania; “Prof. Dr. Matei Bals” National Institute for Infectious Diseases, Bucharest, Romania “Carol Davila” University of Medicine and Pharmacy, Bucharest, Romania; “Prof. Dr. Matei Bals” National Institute for Infectious Diseases, Bucharest, Romania “Prof. Dr. Matei Bals” National Institute for Infectious Diseases, Bucharest, Romania“Prof. Dr. Matei Bals” National Institute for Infectious Diseases, Bucharest, Romania“Carol Davila” University of Medicine and Pharmacy, Bucharest, Romania; “Prof. Dr. Matei Bals” National Institute for Infectious Diseases, Bucharest, Romania “Prof. Dr. Matei Bals” National Institute for Infectious Diseases, Bucharest, Romania“Prof. Dr. Matei Bals” National Institute for Infectious Diseases, Bucharest, Romania“Prof. Dr. Matei Bals” National Institute for Infectious Diseases, Bucharest, Romania“Carol Davila” University of Medicine and Pharmacy, Bucharest, Romania; “Prof. Dr. Matei Bals” National Institute for Infectious Diseases, Bucharest, Romania “Carol Davila” University of Medicine and Pharmacy, Bucharest, Romania; “Prof. Dr. Matei Bals” National Institute for Infectious Diseases, Bucharest, Romania “Carol Davila” University of Medicine and Pharmacy, Bucharest, Romania; “Prof. Dr. Matei Bals” National Institute for Infectious Diseases, Bucharest, Romania In the period 2020-2022 as a result of epidemiological measures specific to the COVID-19 pandemic (protective mask, online teaching activity, social distancing) we witnessed a considerable decrease in the number of cases of respiratory viroids in children. With the lifting of prophylactic measures that coincided with the start of physical teaching activities and the onset of the cold season, we have been confronted in pediatric wards with an increase in the incidence of virological infections in the pediatric population. In this article we aim to analyze the particularities of respiratory virological diseases in children in the season 2022 - 2023 both from the etiological and epidemiological point of view and the characteristic clinical forms of the disease. We conducted a retrospective clinical study of cases admitted to the Clinical Departments of Infectious Diseases Pediatrics of the National Institute of Infectious Diseases “Prof. Dr. Matei Bals” in the period October 2022 - March 2023. During this period, we recorded 3.012 cases of respiratory virology in children, which represents the majority of pediatric pathology admitted (72,9 %). The peak incidence of respiratory virology occurred in December (688 cases). From the etiological point of view, most cases were SARS-CoV-2 infections, followed by influenza (predominantly type A), then a smaller number of infections with respiratory syncytial virus (RSV), rhinovirus, adenovirus, metapneumovirus. The most common clinical form of the disease was moderate (66.9%), with severe forms accounting for 10.5%. All pediatric cases of respiratory virology admitted to our wards have evolved favorably, with no deaths.https://rjid.com.ro/articles/2023.3/RJID_2023_3_Art-01.pdfrespiratory viruschildseason 2022-2023 |
| spellingShingle | Gheorghita Jugulete Andreea Madalina Panciu Mihaela Safta Bianca Borcos Luminita Marin Elena Gheorghe Luciana Zah Delia Negrea Luminita Bajenaru Monica Luminos Madalina Maria Merisescu Clinico-etiological and epidemiological particularities of respiratory virus diseases in children in the 2022-2023 season Romanian Journal of Infectious Diseases respiratory virus child season 2022-2023 |
| title | Clinico-etiological and epidemiological particularities of respiratory virus diseases in children in the 2022-2023 season |
| title_full | Clinico-etiological and epidemiological particularities of respiratory virus diseases in children in the 2022-2023 season |
| title_fullStr | Clinico-etiological and epidemiological particularities of respiratory virus diseases in children in the 2022-2023 season |
| title_full_unstemmed | Clinico-etiological and epidemiological particularities of respiratory virus diseases in children in the 2022-2023 season |
| title_short | Clinico-etiological and epidemiological particularities of respiratory virus diseases in children in the 2022-2023 season |
| title_sort | clinico etiological and epidemiological particularities of respiratory virus diseases in children in the 2022 2023 season |
| topic | respiratory virus child season 2022-2023 |
| url | https://rjid.com.ro/articles/2023.3/RJID_2023_3_Art-01.pdf |
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