Clinical and epidemiological profile of infants with severe bronchiolitis before and after the COVID-19 pandemic
Gustavo F Wandalsen, Bárbara CF Ramos, Dirceu Solé, Douglas ASM Miotto, Ivan Rondelli, Bruna CM Almeida, Flávia C Pontes, Mayumi F Wada, Juliana Franceschini, Angela Honda, Daniella GBP da Silva, Regina G Cesar · 2026
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Gustavo Wandalsen and eleven co-authors compare severe bronchiolitis in Brazilian infants before and after the pandemic, hunting what sends a baby to intensive care. Their 2026 study reviews 2,363 hospitalizations at a private São Paulo children's hospital across 2018-19 and 2022-23. Just over half the infants needed intensive care, and 45 percent needed strong breathing support.
RSV caused 44 percent of cases and marked the sickest: more intensive care, more support, longer stays, more complications. Independent risks for intensive care were RSV itself, age under six months, low oxygen on arrival, and a relevant past history. After the pandemic the patients skewed younger, intensive care rose, RSV detection fell, and a new spring peak appeared in the season. Steroid use also climbed. The authors map a shifted post-pandemic pattern for this infant disease.
Catalog record
| CREATOR | Gustavo F Wandalsen, Bárbara CF Ramos, Dirceu Solé, Douglas ASM Miotto, Ivan Rondelli, Bruna CM Almeida, Flávia C Pontes, Mayumi F Wada, Juliana Franceschini, Angela Honda, Daniella GBP da Silva, Regina G Cesar |
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| YEAR | 2026 |
| COLLECTION | PAPERS |
| FORMAT | TXT |
| FILE SIZE | 23 KB |
| VERSION | 1.0 |
| LICENSE | CC BY 4.0 |
| RIGHTS | CC BY |
| SOURCE | Europe PMC |