Peer-reviewed article
Promoting expertise knowledge sharing in paediatric virology: An update (Review)
Ioannis Mammas, Anna Kramvis, Anastasia Stouraiti, Tina Dalianis, Patra Koletsi et al. ·
Summary
Written by AI, not yet AICS's view · claude-sonnet-5This is a review article summarizing topics discussed at a workshop on paediatric virology. It covers subjects like smallpox vaccination history, viral co-infections, group A streptococcal disease trends, and vaccine experiences for HPV. The review is aimed at medical professionals sharing expertise rather than reporting on child well-being outcomes in Africa. It does not focus specifically on African children or present original research on interventions.
Key points
- Discusses history of smallpox vaccination
- Covers role of viral co-infections triggering invasive bacterial diseases
- Notes surge in invasive group A streptococcal disease post-COVID-19
- Reviews foetal brain imaging findings in maternal SARS-CoV-2 infection
- Summarizes Swedish HPV vaccination experience in childhood
Limitations
The document is a general medical review of workshop topics, not focused on Africa or child well-being outcomes, and provides no data on African populations or interventions.
Abstract
Knowledge sharing in medical education is a continuous exchange of skills and expertise between scientists.Paediatric virology is a rapidly developing, new scientific field of medicine, which enhances multidisciplinary, expertise knowledge sharing between paediatric health professionals and scientists of different subspecialties.The present review discusses the recent core topics in paediatric viral infectious diseases discussed during the 11th Workshop on Paediatric Virology organised by the Institute of Paediatric Virology and presents its key messages, including: i) The history of smallpox vaccination; ii) the role of viral co-infections triggering invasive bacterial diseases; iii) the surge of invasive group A streptococcal disease during the post-coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) era; iv) foetal brain imaging findings in maternal severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2) infection; v) the diabetogenic role of Coxsackie viruses in childhood; vi) adenovirus-related central nervous system manifestations in the paediatric population; vii) new challenges and opportunities of hepatis D virus infection in children; viii) the Swedish up-to-date human papillomavirus vaccination experience in childhood.