Publication date: Sep 22, 2023
Only a few studies have investigated the frequency and severity of respiratory syncytial virus (RSV) infections after the end of the pandemic regulations. This study aims to investigate the frequency and severity of RSV infections before, during, and after the pandemic in Turkey. Patients under 18 years of age and those who tested positive for RSV between April 2018 and March 2023 were retrospectively reviewed. All patients were divided into three groups (pre-COVID-19, COVID-19, and post-COVID-19) according to admission date. Among inpatients, data were compared between the three groups to determine the impact of the pandemic on RSV epidemiology and clinical outcomes. A total of 9567 patients were tested for RSV, of which 1073 (11. 2%) were positive and included in the study. Hospitalization occurred in 447 (41. 7%) patients. Inpatients were younger than outpatients (p
| Concepts | Keywords |
|---|---|
| April | COVID-19 |
| Covid | pandemic regulations |
| Outpatients | respiratory syncytial virus |
| Turkey | RSV |
| Virus | seasonality |
Semantics
| Type | Source | Name |
|---|---|---|
| disease | VO | Respiratory syncytial virus |
| disease | VO | frequency |
| disease | MESH | infections |
| disease | MESH | COVID-19 |