Respiratory Syncytial Virus in Outpatient Children with Bronchiolitis: Continuous Virus Circulation During the Nonepidemic Period

Pediatr Infect Dis J. 2023 Dec 1;42(12):e488-e490. doi: 10.1097/INF.0000000000004105. Epub 2023 Sep 15.

Abstract

We aimed to estimate the respiratory syncytial virus positivity rate among ambulatory children with bronchiolitis according to the bronchiolitis epidemic period as defined by the French Public Health Institute. The positivity rate was 28.9% during the nonepidemic period and 50.6% during the epidemic period, which suggests continuous virus circulation between bronchiolitis annual peaks.

MeSH terms

  • Bronchiolitis* / epidemiology
  • Child
  • Epidemics*
  • Humans
  • Infant
  • Outpatients
  • Respiratory Syncytial Virus Infections* / epidemiology
  • Respiratory Syncytial Virus, Human*