Out-of-Season Epidemic of Respiratory Syncytial Virus during the COVID-19 Pandemic: The High Burden of Child Hospitalization in an Academic Hospital in Southern Italy in 2021

• Main Authors: Daniela Loconsole (Author), Francesca Centrone (Author), Caterina Rizzo (Author), Désirée Caselli (Author), Azzurra Orlandi (Author), Fabio Cardinale (Author), Cristina Serio (Author), Paola Giordano (Author), Giuseppe Lassandro (Author), Leonardo Milella (Author), Maria Teresa Ficarella (Author), Maria Elisabetta Baldassarre (Author), Nicola Laforgia (Author), Maria Chironna (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: MDPI AG, 2022-06-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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Respiratory syncytial virus (RSV) infection is the most common cause of hospitalization in young children. In the last 2 years, public health measures aimed at controlling the spread of SARS-CoV-2 have affected the epidemiology and seasonality of RSV worldwide. The aim of this descriptive retrospect...