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The article presents an overview of current trends in the epidemiology of respiratory syncytial viral (RSV) infection, including its seasonality, under the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic, both according to world literature and taking into account monitoring epidemiological studies conducted in the Russian Federation. A detailed description of the dynamics of RSV detection in the period 2020-2021 and the beginning of 2022 in Russia according to the results of the all-Russian epidemiological monitoring is given. Epidemiological studies in different regions of the world, including Russia, have revealed the absence of seasonal rises in the incidence of RSV infection, characteristic of previous years, in 2020 and winter-spring in 2021 under the influence of the COVID-19 pandemic. In 2021-2022, a sharp increase in the incidence and hospitalization of children was noted against the backdrop of a decrease in cases of a new coronavirus infection in all countries of the world, while the start time and duration of respiratory syncytial virus infection, typical for the prepandemic period, changed. Our previous studies have shown that in different years and in different regions of Russia, the start and end times of the epidemiological season may also not coincide, which makes it difficult to predict seasonal peaks in incidence, their duration and severity only on the basis of previously obtained data. This makes it expedient to extend the terms of passive specific prophylaxis with palivizumab for a year if there are indications for its use, including taking into account the data of epidemiological monitoring conducted in the Russian Federation.Copyright © 2022 Authors. All rights reserved.
ABSTRACT
The article presents an overview of current trends in the epidemiology of respiratory syncytial viral (RSV) infection, including its seasonality, under the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic, both according to world literature and taking into account monitoring epidemiological studies conducted in the Russian Federation. A detailed description of the dynamics of RSV detection in the period 2020-2021 and the beginning of 2022 in Russia according to the results of the all-Russian epidemiological monitoring is given. Epidemiological studies in different regions of the world, including Russia, have revealed the absence of seasonal rises in the incidence of RSV infection, characteristic of previous years, in 2020 and winter-spring in 2021 under the influence of the COVID-19 pandemic. In 2021-2022, a sharp increase in the incidence and hospitalization of children was noted against the backdrop of a decrease in cases of a new coronavirus infection in all countries of the world, while the start time and duration of respiratory syncytial virus infection, typical for the prepandemic period, changed. Our previous studies have shown that in different years and in different regions of Russia, the start and end times of the epidemiological season may also not coincide, which makes it difficult to predict seasonal peaks in incidence, their duration and severity only on the basis of previously obtained data. This makes it expedient to extend the terms of passive specific prophylaxis with palivizumab for a year if there are indications for its use, including taking into account the data of epidemiological monitoring conducted in the Russian Federation. © 2022 Authors. All rights reserved.
ABSTRACT
The article presents an overview of current trends in the epidemiology of respiratory syncytial viral (RSV) infection, including its seasonality, under the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic, both according to world literature and taking into account monitoring epidemiological studies conducted in the Russian Federation. A detailed description of the dynamics of RSV detection in the period 2020-2021 and the beginning of 2022 in Russia according to the results of the all-Russian epidemiological monitoring is given. Epidemiological studies in different regions of the world, including Russia, have revealed the absence of seasonal rises in the incidence of RSV infection, characteristic of previous years, in 2020 and winter-spring in 2021 under the influence of the COVID-19 pandemic. In 2021-2022, a sharp increase in the incidence and hospitalization of children was noted against the backdrop of a decrease in cases of a new coronavirus infection in all countries of the world, while the start time and duration of respiratory syncytial virus infection, typical for the prepandemic period, changed. Our previous studies have shown that in different years and in different regions of Russia, the start and end times of the epidemiological season may also not coincide, which makes it difficult to predict seasonal peaks in incidence, their duration and severity only on the basis of previously obtained data. This makes it expedient to extend the terms of passive specific prophylaxis with palivizumab for a year if there are indications for its use, including taking into account the data of epidemiological monitoring conducted in the Russian Federation.Copyright © 2022 Authors. All rights reserved.
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The sharp increase in viral pneumonia against the background of the pandemic of the new coronavirus infection SARS-CoV-2 requires more attention to the study of the role of viruses in damage to the lower respiratory tract, including their etiological significance in the development of community-acquired pneumonia. Modern possibilities of laboratory diagnostics make it possible not only to identify and study respiratory viruses, but also to help differentiate active viral infections as a cause of lower respiratory tract disease from virus carriers. The review describes the epidemiological and clinical features of the most relevant or less studied pneumotropic viral infections in children (respiratory syncytial, adenovirus, bocavirus, metapneumovirus), including their role in the etiology of pneumonia in children. Understanding the viral etiology of pneumonia in children will reduce the antibacterial load, which will help to reduce the side effects of chemotherapy and slow the emergence of antimicrobial-resistant bacterial strains. © 2021 Interregional public organization Association of infectious disease specialists of Saint-Petersburg and Leningrad region (IPO AIDSSPbR). All rights reserved.