Characteristics of Young Children Hospitalized With Acute Respiratory Failure From Infection With Respiratory Syncytial Virus, SARS-CoV-2, or Both, November 2023–March 2024

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Authors

Regina M Simeone · National Center for Immunization and Respiratory Diseases

Margaret M Newhams · Boston Children's Hospital

Laura D. Zambrano · National Center for Immunization and Respiratory Diseases

Jemima Calixte · Boston Children's Hospital

Katherine Lindsey · National Center for Immunization and Respiratory Diseases

Amber O. Orzel-Lockwood · Boston Children's Hospital

Abstract

Critically ill children <2 years of age infected with SARS-CoV-2 had more severe illness presentation and outcomes and were older compared with those with RSV and RSV + SARS-CoV-2 codetection. Most children were previously healthy, highlighting the need for prevention measures.

Topics & Keywords

Respiratory viral infections research COVID-19 Clinical Research Studies SARS-CoV-2 detection and testing

UN Sustainable Development Goals

Good health and well-being

Publication Details

Published in: Open Forum Infectious Diseases

Volume 13, Issue 3, pp. ofag088-ofag088

DOI: 10.1093/ofid/ofag088

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