Evidence · Systematic review or meta-analysis
Systematic review and meta-analysis of the prevalence of common respiratory viruses in children < 2 years with bronchiolitis in the pre-COVID-19 pandemic era.
- Bronchiolitis
- Infection and sepsis
- Medical
- Nursing
- Respiratory
This paper is from 2020, more than five years ago. Newer evidence may have been published since.
Summary
A systematic review and meta-analysis of 51 observational studies using molecular assays to estimate the prevalence of respiratory viruses in children under 2 years with bronchiolitis before the COVID-19 pandemic. RSV was by far the most commonly detected pathogen, followed by rhinovirus and human bocavirus, with adenovirus, metapneumovirus, parainfluenza, influenza, coronavirus and enterovirus less frequent. Viral co-detection was common, most often RSV with rhinovirus or bocavirus. Useful epidemiological background for clinicians managing infants admitted with bronchiolitis, though it does not address treatment.
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