Change on the Circulation of Respiratory Viruses and Pediatric Healthcare Utilization during the COVID-19 Pandemic in Asturias, Northern Spain
Abstract
:1. Introduction
2. Materials and Methods
2.1. Study Setting and Population
2.2. Viral Diagnostics
2.3. Ethical Considerations
2.4. Statistical Analysis
3. Results
3.1. Respiratory Viral Circulation during the COVID-19 Pandemic
3.2. Comparison of Respiratory Virus Detection between 2018–2019 and 2020–2021
3.3. Comparison of Pediatric Hospitalizations and Emergency Visits between 2018–2019 and 2020–2021
4. Discussion
Author Contributions
Funding
Institutional Review Board Statement
Informed Consent Statement
Data Availability Statement
Acknowledgments
Conflicts of Interest
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Detection Rate by Year (%); 95% CI | |||
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March 2018–September 2019 | March 2020–September 2021 | p-Value | |
Total | 54.1 (53.1–55.0) | 20.1 (19.4–20.7) | <0.001 |
Non-enveloped viruses | |||
Adenovirus | 21.3 (20.5–22.1) | 8.6 (8.2–9.1) | <0.001 |
Rhinovirus | 2.9 (2.6–3.2) | 0.5 (0.4–0.6) | <0.001 |
Enterovirus | 11.1 (10.5–11.7) | 2.5 (2.3–2.8) | <0.001 |
Paraechovirus | 0.1 (0.03–0.14) | 0.4 (0.3–0.5) | <0.001 |
Enveloped viruses | |||
Influenza | 10.3 (9.8–10.9) | 0.3 (0.2–0.4) | <0.001 |
Respiratory syncytial virus | 7.9 (7.4–8.5) | 2.4 (2.1–2.7) | <0.001 |
Human coronavirus | 3.6 (3.3–4.0) | 1.7 (1.5–1.9) | <0.001 |
Metapneumovirus | 1.7 (1.5–2.0) | 0.3 (0.2–0.4) | <0.001 |
Parainfluenza | 1.7 (1.5–2.0) | 0.2 (0.1–0.3) | <0.001 |
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García-García, E.; Rodríguez-Pérez, M.; Melón García, S.; Fernández Montes, R.; Suárez Castañón, C.; Amigo Bello, M.C.; Rodríguez Dehli, C.; Pérez-Méndez, C.; Alonso Álvarez, M.A.; Calle-Miguel, L. Change on the Circulation of Respiratory Viruses and Pediatric Healthcare Utilization during the COVID-19 Pandemic in Asturias, Northern Spain. Children 2022, 9, 1464. https://doi.org/10.3390/children9101464
García-García E, Rodríguez-Pérez M, Melón García S, Fernández Montes R, Suárez Castañón C, Amigo Bello MC, Rodríguez Dehli C, Pérez-Méndez C, Alonso Álvarez MA, Calle-Miguel L. Change on the Circulation of Respiratory Viruses and Pediatric Healthcare Utilization during the COVID-19 Pandemic in Asturias, Northern Spain. Children. 2022; 9(10):1464. https://doi.org/10.3390/children9101464
Chicago/Turabian StyleGarcía-García, Elisa, Mercedes Rodríguez-Pérez, Santiago Melón García, Reyes Fernández Montes, Cristina Suárez Castañón, Mª Cristina Amigo Bello, Cristina Rodríguez Dehli, Carlos Pérez-Méndez, Mª Agustina Alonso Álvarez, and Laura Calle-Miguel. 2022. "Change on the Circulation of Respiratory Viruses and Pediatric Healthcare Utilization during the COVID-19 Pandemic in Asturias, Northern Spain" Children 9, no. 10: 1464. https://doi.org/10.3390/children9101464