Croup

Croup, or acute laryngotracheobronchitis, is an acute infectious respiratory disease of infants and children caused by infection of the larynx or the trachea - alone or together. It can cause partial or severe obstruction of the airway, which results in breathing difficulties and coughing. In some children it can be life-threatening.

Croup - Acute Laryngotracheobronchitis

Symptoms and Causes of Croup

Diagnosis and Treatment of Croup

Home Care for Croup

Exposure to outdoor cold air reduces the severity of croup symptoms in children, study shows

For the first time, a scientific study shows that exposure to outdoor cold air is beneficial in reducing the severity of croup symptoms in children, particularly when symptoms are moderate.

22 Aug 2023

COVID-19 vaccination in low- and middle-income countries should complement routine childhood vaccines

COVID-19 vaccines are effective against severe cases of the disease in children and adolescents, according to a review.

21 Aug 2023

Do the symptom profiles among children with SARS-CoV-2 infection differ by variant type?

Researchers performed a comparative analysis of symptoms related to SARS-CoV-2 variants in children.

14 Mar 2023

Study finds fewer cases of MIS-C during omicron wave of the pandemic than delta

A new University at Buffalo study conducted at John R. Oishei Children's Hospital is one of the first to reveal that there were fewer cases of multi-system inflammatory syndrome in children (MIS-C) during the omicron wave of the pandemic than the delta wave.

19 Jan 2023

Overall patterns of SARS-CoV-2 caused by variants of concern among children and adolescents

A recent study systematically reviewed COVID-19 among adolescents and children due to SARS-CoV-2 variants of concern.

17 Jan 2023

SARS-CoV-2 Omicron variant tends to spread more easily among children than prior strains

Researchers estimate the age-varying susceptibility to infection with the SARS-CoV-2 Omicron variant.

28 Nov 2022

Study investigates the effect of vitamin D and fish oil on croup

Babies and children under three years old are less likely to develop croup if their mothers took fish oil and vitamin D supplements during pregnancy, according to new results from a clinical trial. The findings are from a randomised controlled trial – the 'gold standard' for medical research – that will be presented at the European Respiratory Society International Congress in Barcelona, Spain. It is the first large study of its kind to investigate the effects of vitamin D and fish oil on croup.

5 Sep 2022

Study finds hospitalizations for COVID-19–related croup increased after the onset of the Omicron variant

Researchers assessed whether croup infections among young children in the United States were associated with the emergence of new SARS-CoV-2 variants of concern Omicron.

5 Jul 2022

Age-specific susceptibility during the Omicron driven, Delta driven, and pre-Delta waves in South Korea

Researchers assessed the relative age-varying susceptibility to SARS-CoV-2 Omicron strain infections compared to the SARS-CoV-2 Delta strain and pre-Delta strains in South Korea.

30 Jun 2022

SARS-CoV-2 Omicron linked to rise in croup in young children

A recent Pediatrics study assesses the causative relationship between SARS-CoV-2 infection and croup or “barking cough” in children.

19 May 2022

Evidence of croup associated with SARS-CoV-2

A new study published in the Journal of Pediatric Infectious Diseases Society aimed to characterize the clinical features of SARS-CoV-2-associated croup among children presenting to the ED during the phase when Omicron variant transmission was high.

9 May 2022

Severe outcomes in hospitalized children during the Omicron BA.2-dominated fifth wave in Hong Kong

A recent study investigated the disease severity of SARS-CoV-2 Omicron BA.2 infection among Hong Kong children.

28 Mar 2022

Human parainfluenza type 3 virus outbreak in Seoul during SARS-CoV-2 pandemic

In a recent study posted to the bioRxiv* preprint server, researchers conducted a phylogenetic investigation of the human parainfluenza type 3 virus strain (HPIV3) that caused an outbreak in South Korea amid the coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) pandemic.

22 Mar 2022

Croup: A previously unrecognized complication of COVID-19 in young children

The omicron surge has led to a previously unrecognized complication of COVID-19 in young children: croup. In the first peer-reviewed report to date, physicians at Boston Children's Hospital describe 75 children who came to the hospital's emergency department (ED) with croup and COVID-19 from March 1, 2020 through January 15, 2022.

15 Mar 2022

Study rules out post-COVID-19 conditions in hospitalized patients in South Africa

Researchers conducted a longitudinal cohort observational study on SARS-CoV-2 patients for serial follow-up.

14 Mar 2022

Exploring the high incidence of croup in children during the SARS-CoV-2 Omicron wave

In a new study, researchers observed that the incidence of pediatric croup was higher during the latest surge of COVID-19 infections driven by the SARS-CoV-2 Omicron variant.

8 Feb 2022

Study finds pediatric acute upper airway infection cases have increased during the Omicron variant surge

Researchers conducted a retrospective cohort study to determine if pediatric acute upper airway infection was more common during the surge of the Omicron strain of SARS-CoV-2 in the US.

3 Feb 2022

Researchers improve method to inhibit viruses that cause childhood respiratory infections

By engineering a short chunk of protein, or peptide, that can prevent the attachment of human parainfluenza viruses to cells, researchers have improved a method in rodent models intended to help keep children healthy.

10 May 2021

Study finds reduction in pediatric emergency visits, hospitalizations during the pandemic

Amid the COVID-19 pandemic, children's hospitals across the United States have seen signification reductions in the number of children being treated for common pediatric illnesses like asthma and pneumonia, according to a new multicenter study led by Monroe Carell Jr. Children's Hospital at Vanderbilt.

9 Mar 2021

Study presents early data on SARS‐CoV ‐2 testing, outcomes at Australian children’s hospital

In the first 30 days since seeing their first patient, the number of children testing positive to COVID-19 at an Australian tertiary pediatric hospital has been low and none who contracted the virus required in-hospital treatment, according to a new study.

21 May 2020

Croup

Overview

Symptoms and Causes of Croup

Diagnosis and Treatment of Croup

Home Care for Croup

Latest Croup News and Research

Exposure to outdoor cold air reduces the severity of croup symptoms in children, study shows

COVID-19 vaccination in low- and middle-income countries should complement routine childhood vaccines

Do the symptom profiles among children with SARS-CoV-2 infection differ by variant type?

Study finds fewer cases of MIS-C during omicron wave of the pandemic than delta

Overall patterns of SARS-CoV-2 caused by variants of concern among children and adolescents

SARS-CoV-2 Omicron variant tends to spread more easily among children than prior strains

Study investigates the effect of vitamin D and fish oil on croup

Study finds hospitalizations for COVID-19–related croup increased after the onset of the Omicron variant

Age-specific susceptibility during the Omicron driven, Delta driven, and pre-Delta waves in South Korea

SARS-CoV-2 Omicron linked to rise in croup in young children

Evidence of croup associated with SARS-CoV-2

Severe outcomes in hospitalized children during the Omicron BA.2-dominated fifth wave in Hong Kong

Human parainfluenza type 3 virus outbreak in Seoul during SARS-CoV-2 pandemic

Croup: A previously unrecognized complication of COVID-19 in young children

Study rules out post-COVID-19 conditions in hospitalized patients in South Africa

Exploring the high incidence of croup in children during the SARS-CoV-2 Omicron wave

Study finds pediatric acute upper airway infection cases have increased during the Omicron variant surge

Researchers improve method to inhibit viruses that cause childhood respiratory infections

Study finds reduction in pediatric emergency visits, hospitalizations during the pandemic

Study presents early data on SARS‐CoV ‐2 testing, outcomes at Australian children’s hospital

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Croup

Overview

Latest Croup News and Research

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