Respiratory Syncytial Virus-Associated Hospitalizations Among Children <5 Years Old : 2016 to 2020

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BACKGROUND: Respiratory syncytial virus (RSV) is the leading cause of hospitalization in US infants. Accurate estimates of severe RSV disease inform policy decisions for RSV prevention.

METHODS: We conducted prospective surveillance for children <5 years old with acute respiratory illness from 2016 to 2020 at 7 pediatric hospitals. We interviewed parents, reviewed medical records, and tested midturbinate nasal ± throat swabs by reverse transcription polymerase chain reaction for RSV and other respiratory viruses. We describe characteristics of children hospitalized with RSV, risk factors for ICU admission, and estimate RSV-associated hospitalization rates.

RESULTS: Among 13 524 acute respiratory illness inpatients <5 years old, 4243 (31.4%) were RSV-positive; 2751 (64.8%) of RSV-positive children had no underlying condition or history of prematurity. The average annual RSV-associated hospitalization rate was 4.0 (95% confidence interval [CI]: 3.8-4.1) per 1000 children <5 years, was highest among children 0 to 2 months old (23.8 [95% CI: 22.5-25.2] per 1000) and decreased with increasing age. Higher RSV-associated hospitalization rates were found in premature versus term children (rate ratio = 1.95 [95% CI: 1.76-2.11]). Risk factors for ICU admission among RSV-positive inpatients included: age 0 to 2 and 3 to 5 months (adjusted odds ratio [aOR] = 1.97 [95% CI: 1.54-2.52] and aOR = 1.56 [95% CI: 1.18-2.06], respectively, compared with 24-59 months), prematurity (aOR = 1.32 [95% CI: 1.08-1.60]) and comorbid conditions (aOR = 1.35 [95% CI: 1.10-1.66]).

CONCLUSIONS: Younger infants and premature children experienced the highest rates of RSV-associated hospitalization and had increased risk of ICU admission. RSV prevention products are needed to reduce RSV-associated morbidity in young infants.

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Erscheinungsjahr:

2024

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2024

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Zur Gesamtaufnahme - volume:153

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Pediatrics - 153(2024), 3 vom: 01. März

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Englisch

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Curns, Aaron T [VerfasserIn]
Rha, Brian [VerfasserIn]
Lively, Joana Y [VerfasserIn]
Sahni, Leila C [VerfasserIn]
Englund, Janet A [VerfasserIn]
Weinberg, Geoffrey A [VerfasserIn]
Halasa, Natasha B [VerfasserIn]
Staat, Mary A [VerfasserIn]
Selvarangan, Rangaraj [VerfasserIn]
Michaels, Marian [VerfasserIn]
Moline, Heidi [VerfasserIn]
Zhou, Yingtao [VerfasserIn]
Perez, Ariana [VerfasserIn]
Rohlfs, Chelsea [VerfasserIn]
Hickey, Robert [VerfasserIn]
Lacombe, Kirsten [VerfasserIn]
McHenry, Rendie [VerfasserIn]
Whitaker, Brett [VerfasserIn]
Schuster, Jennifer [VerfasserIn]
Pulido, Claudia Guevara [VerfasserIn]
Strelitz, Bonnie [VerfasserIn]
Quigley, Christina [VerfasserIn]
Dnp, Gina Weddle [VerfasserIn]
Avadhanula, Vasanthi [VerfasserIn]
Harrison, Christopher J [VerfasserIn]
Stewart, Laura S [VerfasserIn]
Schlaudecker, Elizabeth [VerfasserIn]
Szilagyi, Peter G [VerfasserIn]
Klein, Eileen J [VerfasserIn]
Boom, Julie [VerfasserIn]
Williams, John V [VerfasserIn]
Langley, Gayle [VerfasserIn]
Gerber, Susan I [VerfasserIn]
Hall, Aron J [VerfasserIn]
McMorrow, Meredith L [VerfasserIn]

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Date Completed 04.03.2024

Date Revised 29.03.2024

published: Print

Citation Status MEDLINE

doi:

10.1542/peds.2023-062574

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NLM367873591