Ann Lab Med.  2023 Jan;43(1):114-116. 10.3343/alm.2023.43.1.114.

Reemergence of Parainfluenza Virus Type 3 and Respiratory Syncytial Virus Infections During the COVID-19 Pandemic

• Park K
• Sung H
• Kim MN

• KMID: 2551614
• DOI: http://doi.org/10.3343/alm.2023.43.1.114

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  Fig. 1 Weekly number of positive cases of respiratory viruses from 2017 to 2021: respiratory syncytial virus infection cases nationwide (A), respiratory syncytial virus infection cases in a Korean hospital (B), parainfluenza virus infection cases nationwide (C), parainfluenza virus infection cases in a Korean hospital (D), and severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 infection cases nationwide (E).

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  Fig. 2 Types and number of (A) respiratory syncytial virus and (B) parainfluenza virus infections in a hospital. Abbreviations: RSVA, respiratory syncytial virus A; RSVB, respiratory syncytial virus B.

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