Promoting expertise knowledge sharing in paediatric virology: An update (Review)

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.