Some respiratory viruses can cause a viral interference through the activation of the
interferon (IFN) pathway that reduces the replication of another virus. Epidemiological …

Problem Infectious diseases can easily spread in daycare centres (DCCs), primarily due to
inadequate hygiene practices of both childcare workers and children. Therefore, childcare …

Mycoplasma pneumoniae (M. pneumoniae), primarily transmitted through respiratory
droplets when infected individuals cough or sneeze, is a common cause of …

Importance Infection has been postulated as a driver in the sudden infant death syndrome
(SIDS) cascade. Epidemiologic patterns of infection, including respiratory syncytial virus and …

Understanding how the infectious disease burden was affected throughout the COVID‐19
pandemic is pivotal to identifying potential hot spots and guiding future mitigation measures …

Background The innate immunity acts during the early phases of infection and its failure in
response to a multilayer network of co-infections is cause of immune system dysregulation …

Objective To compare the number and incidence of Kawasaki disease (KD) patients in years
2 through 4 of the coronavirus disease 2019 pandemic, and determine the impact of 3 years …

Background: Antibiotics are commonly prescribed in paediatrics. As their excessive use
contributes to adverse drug events, increased healthcare costs, and antimicrobial …

Pneumonia and diarrhoea are the leading infectious causes of childhood morbidity and
mortality. According to the WHO, pneumonia killed 740 180 children under the age of 5 in …

Immunity debt for various viral infections was reported globally in the post-COVID-19 era, but
the data about influenza are lacking. This study collected data from Taiwan's CDC Open …