Volume 27, Number 2—February 2021
Research Letter
COVID-19 and Infant Hospitalizations for Seasonal Respiratory Virus Infections, New Zealand, 2020
Table
Data for children <2 years of age hospitalized for LRTI, South Auckland, New Zealand, March 1–August 31, 2015–2020*
Variable | 2015 | 2016 | 2017 | 2018 | 2019 | 2020 |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Total hospitalizations for LRTI | 1,249 | 881 | 1,012 | 916 | 1,031 | 159 |
Total PCR tests for LRTI viruses |
7,259 |
6,642 |
8,876 |
7,676 |
14,881 |
6,735 |
Positive PCR results | ||||||
RSV | 214 | 224 | 317 | 204 | 388 | 2 |
Influenza A | 28 | 16 | 56 | 53 | 85 | 1 |
Influenza B | 11 | 6 | 11 | 1 | 97 | 0 |
Rhinovirus/enterovirus | 285 | 274 | 378 | 283 | 495 | 252 |
Adenovirus | 106 | 26 | 83 | 66 | 72 | 41 |
*LRTI, lower respiratory tract infection; RSV, respiratory syncytial virus.
1These first authors contributed equally to this article.