Effects of Nonpharmaceutical COVID-19 Interventions on Pediatric Hospitalizations for Other Respiratory Virus Infections, Hong Kong
To determine the effects of nonpharmaceutical interventions (NPIs) for coronavirus disease on pediatric hospitalizations for infection with respiratory viruses other than severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2, we analyzed hospital data for 2017–2021. Compared with 2017–2019, age-specific...
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| author | Susan S. Chiu Benjamin J. Cowling J.S. Malik Peiris Eunice L.Y. Chan Wilfred H.S. Wong Kwok Piu Lee |
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To determine the effects of nonpharmaceutical interventions (NPIs) for coronavirus disease on pediatric hospitalizations for infection with respiratory viruses other than severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2, we analyzed hospital data for 2017–2021. Compared with 2017–2019, age-specific hospitalization rates associated with respiratory viruses greatly decreased in 2020, when NPIs were in place. Also when NPIs were in place, rates of hospitalization decreased among children of all ages for infection with influenza A and B viruses, respiratory syncytial virus, adenovirus, parainfluenza viruses, human metapneumovirus, and rhinovirus/enterovirus. Regression models adjusted for age and seasonality indicated that hospitalization rates for acute febrile illness/respiratory symptoms of any cause were reduced by 76% and by 85%–99% for hospitalization for infection with these viruses. NPIs in Hong Kong were clearly associated with reduced pediatric hospitalizations for respiratory viruses; implementing NPIs and reopening schools were associated with only a small increase in hospitalizations for rhinovirus/enterovirus infections.
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| spelling | doaj.art-e1294c956f464ebfb5c75c01f98a59bb2023-09-13T11:40:10ZengCenters for Disease Control and PreventionEmerging Infectious Diseases1080-60401080-60592022-01-01281626810.3201/eid2801.211099Effects of Nonpharmaceutical COVID-19 Interventions on Pediatric Hospitalizations for Other Respiratory Virus Infections, Hong KongSusan S. ChiuBenjamin J. CowlingJ.S. Malik PeirisEunice L.Y. ChanWilfred H.S. WongKwok Piu Lee To determine the effects of nonpharmaceutical interventions (NPIs) for coronavirus disease on pediatric hospitalizations for infection with respiratory viruses other than severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2, we analyzed hospital data for 2017–2021. Compared with 2017–2019, age-specific hospitalization rates associated with respiratory viruses greatly decreased in 2020, when NPIs were in place. Also when NPIs were in place, rates of hospitalization decreased among children of all ages for infection with influenza A and B viruses, respiratory syncytial virus, adenovirus, parainfluenza viruses, human metapneumovirus, and rhinovirus/enterovirus. Regression models adjusted for age and seasonality indicated that hospitalization rates for acute febrile illness/respiratory symptoms of any cause were reduced by 76% and by 85%–99% for hospitalization for infection with these viruses. NPIs in Hong Kong were clearly associated with reduced pediatric hospitalizations for respiratory viruses; implementing NPIs and reopening schools were associated with only a small increase in hospitalizations for rhinovirus/enterovirus infections. https://wwwnc.cdc.gov/eid/article/28/1/21-1099_articleCOVID-192019 novel coronavirus diseasecoronavirus diseasesevere acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2SARS-CoV-2viruses |
| spellingShingle | Susan S. Chiu Benjamin J. Cowling J.S. Malik Peiris Eunice L.Y. Chan Wilfred H.S. Wong Kwok Piu Lee Effects of Nonpharmaceutical COVID-19 Interventions on Pediatric Hospitalizations for Other Respiratory Virus Infections, Hong Kong Emerging Infectious Diseases COVID-19 2019 novel coronavirus disease coronavirus disease severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 SARS-CoV-2 viruses |
| title | Effects of Nonpharmaceutical COVID-19 Interventions on Pediatric Hospitalizations for Other Respiratory Virus Infections, Hong Kong |
| title_full | Effects of Nonpharmaceutical COVID-19 Interventions on Pediatric Hospitalizations for Other Respiratory Virus Infections, Hong Kong |
| title_fullStr | Effects of Nonpharmaceutical COVID-19 Interventions on Pediatric Hospitalizations for Other Respiratory Virus Infections, Hong Kong |
| title_full_unstemmed | Effects of Nonpharmaceutical COVID-19 Interventions on Pediatric Hospitalizations for Other Respiratory Virus Infections, Hong Kong |
| title_short | Effects of Nonpharmaceutical COVID-19 Interventions on Pediatric Hospitalizations for Other Respiratory Virus Infections, Hong Kong |
| title_sort | effects of nonpharmaceutical covid 19 interventions on pediatric hospitalizations for other respiratory virus infections hong kong |
| topic | COVID-19 2019 novel coronavirus disease coronavirus disease severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 SARS-CoV-2 viruses |
| url | https://wwwnc.cdc.gov/eid/article/28/1/21-1099_article |
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