A surge in respiratory syncytial virus infection-related hospitalizations associated with the COVID-19 pandemic: An observational study at pediatric emergency referral hospitals in Tokushima Prefecture.

• Main Authors: Koichi Shichijo (Author), Shoko Fukura (Author), Shunsuke Takeuchi (Author), Takahiro Tayama (Author), Akemi Ono (Author), Yuko Ichihara (Author), Kenichi Suga (Author), Hiroki Sato (Author), Atsumi Takechi (Author), Sonomi Matsumoto (Author), Shuji Fujino (Author), Takako Taniguchi (Author), Akiyoshi Takahashi (Author), Tsutomu Watanabe (Author), Shuji Kondo (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS), 2023-01-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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The outbreak of coronavirus disease (COVID-19) resulted in implementation of social distancing and other public health measures to control the spread of infection and improve prevention, resulting in a decrease in respiratory syncytial virus (RSV) and pediatric respiratory tract infection rates. How...