Maria Moriondo

Postpandemic Trends in Pediatric Respiratory Virus Hospitalizations: A Multicenter Study, 2019–2025

ABSTRACT Background The COVID‐19 pandemic profoundly altered the circulation of respiratory viruses in children, changing the epidemiology of acute lower respiratory tract infections. In the postpandemic period, respiratory pathogens showed marked temporal variability. The 2024–2...

Oropharyngeal Kingella kingae Detection and Spondylodiscitis in Early Childhood—A Causal or Casual Association?

BACKGROUND: Pediatric spondylodiscitis is a rare condition, primarily affecting children aged 6-48 months. Kingella kingae is the leading pathogen in this age group, often presenting with mild or atypical features, which delay diagnosis. METHODS: We retrospectively reviewed pedia...