The epidemic characteristics of infection among children in Anhui, China, 2015-2023.

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The number of pediatric respiratory tract infection cases in China has significantly increased this year, and is one of the main pathogens. This study aimed to investigate the epidemiological characteristics of in children in the Anhui region and to provide evidence for the prevention and control strategies of in children in this region. A total of 66,488 pediatric patients with respiratory tract infection were enrolled from January 2015 to November 2023 in this study. The results of this study exhibited that infection in the Anhui region was characterized by a high positive rate during 2021-2023, especially this year is considered a year of pandemic for infection. Moreover, the positive rate of in female children is significantly higher than in male children, and the infection rate of in children increases significantly with age, particularly in school-aged children.

IMPORTANCE

The number of pediatric respiratory tract infection cases in China has significantly increased this year, and is one of the main pathogens. This study aimed to investigate the epidemiological characteristics of in children in the Anhui region and provide evidence for the prevention and control strategies of in children in this region.