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Delayed Bronchiolitis Epidemic in French Primary Care Setting Driven by Respiratory Syncytial Virus: Preliminary Data from the Oursyn Study, March 2021

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PEDIATRIC INFECTIOUS DISEASE JOURNAL
Volume 40, Issue 12, Pages E511-E514

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LIPPINCOTT WILLIAMS & WILKINS
DOI: 10.1097/INF.0000000000003270

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respiratory syncytial virus; bronchiolitis; nonpharmaceutical intervention; COVID-19

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Early results from a prospective primary care bronchiolitis surveillance study in France showed a delayed epidemic from February to March 2021, where 55% of children under 2 years with swab testing for a first bronchiolitis episode tested positive for RSV.
We report early results from a prospective primary care bronchiolitis surveillance study in France in which a 10-week delayed epidemic was detected from February to March 2021. Among 225 children under 2 years with swab testing for a first bronchiolitis episode, 55% had a positive test for RSV, 0 for influenza, and 1 for severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2.

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