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Our study aimed to examine the epidemiology of RTI in children with hemato-oncologic disease during and after the coronavirus 2019 (COVID-19) pandemic.<\/jats:p>\n                  <\/jats:sec>\n                  <jats:sec>\n                    <jats:title>Methods<\/jats:title>\n                    <jats:p>This retrospective study evaluated nasopharyngeal swab samples that were tested using multiplex PCR from 185 children hospitalized with respiratory symptoms between January 2020 and March 2025.<\/jats:p>\n                  <\/jats:sec>\n                  <jats:sec>\n                    <jats:title>Results<\/jats:title>\n                    <jats:p>\n                      A total of 313 RTI agents were identified in 185 children with hemato-oncologic disorders across 271 infectious episodes. The median age was 6 years. The infection rates for upper respiratory tract infections (URTI) and lower respiratory tract infections (LRTI) were 45% and 55%, respectively. A statistically significant difference was found between patients with URTI and LRTI in terms of CRP, tachypnea, dyspnea, duration of fever, duration of hospital stay due to infection, need for intensive care unit, and oxygen requirements (\n                      <jats:italic>p<\/jats:italic>\n                      \u2009&amp;lt;\u20090.05). The most common pathogens causing RTI were\n                      <jats:italic>rhinovirus\/enterovirus<\/jats:italic>\n                      and\n                      <jats:italic>influenza A\/B<\/jats:italic>\n                      , and their frequencies increased significantly in the post-pandemic period. Co-infections were significantly more common in the LRTI group during the post-pandemic period. Nine out of 185 children (5%) died.\n                    <\/jats:p>\n                  <\/jats:sec>\n                  <jats:sec>\n                    <jats:title>Conclusion<\/jats:title>\n                    <jats:p>\n                      Children with hematologic-oncologic disease are at risk for RTI. The most common agent was found to be\n                      <jats:italic>rhinovirus\/enterovirus<\/jats:italic>\n                      . RTI outbreaks were observed especially as a result of the reductions in non-pharmacological measures implemented during the pandemic. 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