Osong Public Health Res Perspect.
2021 Oct;12(5):286-292. 10.24171/j.phrp.2021.0140.
Severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 and respiratory syncytial virus coinfection in children
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- 1Department of Virology, School of Public Health, Tehran University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran
- 2Research Center for Clinical Virology, Tehran University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran
- 3Department of Pathobiology and Laboratory Sciences, School of Medicine, North Khorasan University of Medical Sciences, Bojnurd, Iran
- 4Department of Microbiology, School of Medicine, Abadan University of Medical Sciences, Abadan, Iran
- 5Department of Medical Microbiology, Faculty of Medicine, Kerman University of Medical Sciences, Kerman, Iran
- 6Department of Virology, School of Medicine, Ahvaz Jundishapur University of Medical Sciences, Ahvaz, Iran
- 7Infectious Diseases Research Center, Birjand University of Medical Sciences, Birjand, Iran
- KMID: 2523341
- DOI: http://doi.org/10.24171/j.phrp.2021.0140
Abstract
- Coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) is caused by severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2), which has infected many people around the world. Children are considered an important target group for SARS-CoV-2, as well as other viral infections such as respiratory syncytial virus infection. Both SARS-CoV-2 and respiratory syncytial virus can affect the respiratory tract. Coinfection of SARS-CoV-2 and respiratory syncytial virus can pose significant challenges in terms of diagnosis and treatment in children. This review compares the symptoms, diagnostic methods, and treatment of COVID-19 and respiratory syncytial virus infection in children.
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