Features of the transposed seasonality of the 2021 RSV epidemic in the UK and Ireland: analysis of the first 10 000 patients

Roland, Damian; Williams, Thomas; Lyttle, Mark D.; Marlow, Robin; Hardelid, Pia; Sinha, Ian; Swann, Olivia; Maxwell-Hodkinson, Abigail; Cunningham, Steve

Abstract

Non-pharmaceutical interventions (NPIs) introduced globally to limit the spread of SARS-CoV-2 led to disruption of the typical respiratory syncytial virus (RSV) seasonality.1 Studies examining the resurgence of RSV have been limited by sample size and lack of information on secondary care episodes and clinical features. The BronchStart study is a prospective multicentre cohort study. Paediatric emergency departments (PED) within PERUKI (Paediatric Emergency Research in the UK and Ireland) submit data on all children under 2 years of age who visit a PED with symptoms of an acute lower respiratory tract infection (diagnosed as bronchiolitis, lower respiratory tract infection or first episode of acute wheeze). Follow-up information is submitted 7 days later and study data are made available on a live online dashboard hosted by Microreact.2

Citation

Roland, D., Williams, T., Lyttle, M. D., Marlow, R., Hardelid, P., Sinha, I., …Cunningham, S. (2022). Features of the transposed seasonality of the 2021 RSV epidemic in the UK and Ireland: analysis of the first 10 000 patients. Archives of Disease in Childhood, 107(11), 1062-1063. https://doi.org/10.1136/archdischild-2022-324241

• Journal Article Type: Article
• Acceptance Date: Aug 11, 2022
• Online Publication Date: Sep 2, 2022
• Publication Date: Oct 19, 2022
• Deposit Date: Nov 19, 2022
• Publicly Available Date: Nov 21, 2022
• Journal: Archives of Disease in Childhood
• Print ISSN: 0003-9888
• Electronic ISSN: 1468-2044
• Publisher: BMJ Publishing Group
• Peer Reviewed: Peer Reviewed
• Volume: 107
• Issue: 11
• Pages: 1062-1063
• DOI: https://doi.org/10.1136/archdischild-2022-324241
• Keywords: emergency service, hospital, paediatric emergency medicine, emergency care, epidemiology, United Kingdom - epidemiology, health services research, Epidemics, Ireland - epidemiology, Humans
• Public URL: https://uwe-repository.worktribe.com/output/10121828
• Publisher URL: https://adc.bmj.com/content/107/11/1062