Acute Respiratory Illnesses in Children in the SARS-CoV-2 Pandemic: Prospective Multicenter Study

• Published in: Pediatrics (Evanston) Vol. 148; no. 2; p. 1
• Main Authors: Haddadin, Zaid, Schuster, Jennifer E., Spieker, Andrew J., Rahman, Herdi, Blozinski, Anna, Stewart, Laura, Campbell, Angela P., Lively, Joana Y., Michaels, Marian G., Williams, John V., Boom, Julie A., Sahni, Leila C., Staat, Mary, McNeal, Monica, Selvarangan, Rangaraj, Harrison, Christopher J., Weinberg, Geoffrey A., Szilagyi, Peter G., Englund, Janet A., Klein, Eileen J., Curns, Aaron T., Rha, Brian, Langley, Gayle E., Hall, Aron J., Patel, Manish M., Halasa, Natasha B.
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: United States American Academy of Pediatrics 01.08.2021
• Subjects: Adolescent; Child; Child, Preschool; Children; Comorbidity; Company distribution practices; Coronaviruses; COVID-19; COVID-19 - epidemiology; Diagnosis; Diseases; Distribution; Emergency medical care; Epidemics; Follow-Up Studies; Humans; Infant; Influence; Influenza; Male; Pandemics; Pediatric diseases; Pediatrics; Population Surveillance; Prospective Studies; Respiratory diseases; Respiratory syncytial virus; Respiratory syncytial virus infection; Respiratory Tract Infections - epidemiology; SARS-CoV-2; Severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2; United States; United States - epidemiology; United States; United States > US

Nonpharmaceutical interventions against coronavirus disease 2019 likely have a role in decreasing viral acute respiratory illnesses (ARIs). We aimed to assess the frequency of respiratory syncytial virus (RSV) and influenza ARIs before and during the coronavirus disease 2019 pandemic. This study was...