Increased bronchiolitis burden and severity after the pandemic: a national multicentric study.
Sergio GhirardoNicola UllmannAlessandro ZagoMichele GhezziMarta MinuteBarbara MadiniEnza D'AuriaCecilia BasileFrancesca CastellettiFederica ChironiAgata CapodiferroBeatrice AndrenacciFrancesco Maria RissoSalvatore AversaLaura DottaAntonella CorettiAnna Chiara VittucciRaffaele BadolatoAlessandro AmaddeoEgidio BarbiRenato CutreraPublished in: Italian journal of pediatrics (2024)
This study shows a growth of nearly 70% in hospitalisations for bronchiolitis, and an increase in invasive respiratory support and coinfections, suggesting a more severe disease course this winter compared to the last five years.