Epidemiology and Clinical Characteristics of Human Metapneumovirus Infections in Hospitalized Children in Two Consecutive Postpandemic Years
Ruth Steinberg, Véronique Marty, Insa Korten, Christoph Aebi, Philipp Latzin, Philipp Agyeman
Abstract
We assessed human metapneumovirus infections in children hospitalized between 2011 and 2023 and compared the strongest pre- and postpandemic seasons. After the COVID-19 pandemic, we observed offseason cases and loss of the alternating pattern of the human metapneumovirus season magnitude. Incidence rate ratio of 0- to 11-month-old versus 12- to 23-month-old children was 2.1 (95% CI: 1.0-4.8) before and 1.3 (95% CI: 0.6-2.9) after the pandemic.
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Human metapneumovirusEpidemiologyPandemicMetapneumovirusIncidence (geometry)MedicinePediatricsCoronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19)Severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2)VirologyRespiratory tract infectionsInternal medicineRespiratory systemInfectious disease (medical specialty)DiseaseOpticsPhysicsRespiratory viral infections researchParvovirus B19 Infection StudiesCongenital Diaphragmatic Hernia Studies