Age and respiratory syncytial virus etiology in bronchiolitis clinical outcomes.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Respiratory syncytial virus (RSV) is the most frequent cause of bronchiolitis. Precise and updated information about demographic characteristics, clinical manifestations, and risk factors for severe disease are needed for optimal implementation of upcoming new therapeutic and preventive interventions.

Objectives

The main goals of this study were to define the epidemiology of acute bronchiolitis in hospitalized young children during 5 calendar years in Spain; evaluate the differences in clinical manifestations between children hospitalized with RSV infection and those hospitalized with non-RSV infection; and identify demographic characteristics, clinical parameters, and risk factors associated with disease severity.

Methods

We performed a retrospective revie

SUBMITTER: Rodriguez-Fernandez R 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC10509905 | biostudies-literature | 2022 Aug

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature