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Respiratory Syncytial Virus and Other Respiratory Viruses in Hospitalized Infants During the 2023-2024 Winter Season in Mexico.

José J Leija-Martínez, Sandra Cadena-Mota, Ana María González-Ortiz, Juan Carlos Muñoz-Escalante, Gabriel Mata-Moreno, Pedro Gerardo Hernández-Sánchez, María Vega-Morúa, Daniel E Noyola

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Article in Viruses, 2024. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 10 papers, 1 of them a synthesis that pooled it.

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10 citing papers in PubMed, 1 synthesis or guideline pooled it.

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  5. Respiratory Infant Mortality Rate by Month of Birth in Mexico.Epidemiologia (Basel, Switzerland) · 2025
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8 authors.

José J Leija-MartínezInfectious Diseases Laboratory, Centro de Investigación en Ciencias de la Salud y Biomedicina, Universidad Autónoma de San Luis Potosí, San Luis Potosi 78210, Mexico.ORCID 0000-0002-7178-1786
Sandra Cadena-MotaMicrobiology Department, Facultad de Medicina, Universidad Autónoma de San Luis Potosí, San Luis Potosi 78210, Mexico.
Ana María González-OrtizHospital del Niño y la Mujer "Dr. Alberto López Hermosa", San Luis Potosi 78364, Mexico.ORCID 0000-0002-7762-2882
Juan Carlos Muñoz-EscalanteInfectious Diseases Laboratory, Centro de Investigación en Ciencias de la Salud y Biomedicina, Universidad Autónoma de San Luis Potosí, San Luis Potosi 78210, Mexico.ORCID 0000-0002-7284-0194
Gabriel Mata-MorenoHistocompatibility Laboratory, Centro de Investigación en Ciencias de la Salud y Biomedicina, Universidad Autónoma de San Luis Potosí, San Luis Potosi 78210, Mexico.ORCID 0009-0002-7619-860X
Pedro Gerardo Hernández-SánchezInfectious Diseases Laboratory, Centro de Investigación en Ciencias de la Salud y Biomedicina, Universidad Autónoma de San Luis Potosí, San Luis Potosi 78210, Mexico.
María Vega-MorúaHospital del Niño y la Mujer "Dr. Alberto López Hermosa", San Luis Potosi 78364, Mexico.
Daniel E NoyolaInfectious Diseases Laboratory, Centro de Investigación en Ciencias de la Salud y Biomedicina, Universidad Autónoma de San Luis Potosí, San Luis Potosi 78210, Mexico.ORCID 0000-0002-4840-6742

Funding

Astra Zeneca S.A. de C.V. N/A
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Respiratory syncytial virus (RSV) is the leading cause of lower respiratory tract infections in young children. During the COVID-19 pandemic, a significant change in the epidemiology of RSV and other viruses occurred worldwide, leading to a reduction in the circulation of these infectious agents. After the pandemic, the resurgence of seasonal respiratory viruses occurred, but some features of these infections contrast to those registered prior to the pandemic. In the present work, we studied 390 children <5 years old admitted to the hospital to determine the contribution of RSV, SARS-CoV-2, human metapneumovirus (hMPV), and influenza viruses to acute respiratory infections during the 2023-2024 winter season in Mexico. RSV was the most frequently detected virus (n = 160, 41%), followed by SARS-CoV-2 (n = 69, 17.7%), hMPV (n = 68, 17.4%), and influenza A or B (n = 40, 10.26%). Fourteen patients required admission to the intensive care unit, including six (42.8%) with RSV infection. Four children died (1%). At least one of the four viruses was detected in all deceased patients: SARS-CoV-2 in one; SARS-CoV-2 and hMPV in two; and RSV, influenza A, and SARS-CoV-2 in one. The high impact of RSV and other respiratory viruses indicates the need to implement specific preventive programs to reduce the morbidity and mortality associated with them.

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COVID-19HospitalizationMetapneumovirusRespiratory Syncytial Virus, HumanRespiratory Syncytial Virus InfectionsRespiratory Tract InfectionsSARS-CoV-2SeasonsChild, PreschoolFemaleHumansInfantInfant, NewbornInfluenza, HumanMaleMexicoacute respiratory infectionshospitalizationhuman metapneumovirusinfluenzaMexicomortalityrespiratory syncytial virussevere acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus type 2

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PMID39772224
PMCPMC11680223

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