Respiratory Syncytial Virus Hospital Admission Rates and Patients' Characteristics Before the Age of 2 Years in England, 2015-2019.

ABSTRACT:

Background

A granular understanding of respiratory syncytial virus (RSV) burden in England is needed to prepare for new RSV prevention strategies. We estimated the rates of RSV hospital admissions before the age of 2 years in England and described baseline characteristics.

Methods

A birth cohort of all infants born between March 1, 2015, and February 28, 2017 (n = 449,591) was established using Clinical Practice Research Datalink-Hospital Episode Statistics. Case cohorts included infants with admission for (1) RSV, (2) bronchiolitis, (3) any respiratory tract infection (RTI) <24 months and (4) RSV predicted by an algorithm <12 months. Baseline characteristics were described in the case and comparative cohorts (infants without corresponding admission). Cumulative incidence an

SUBMITTER: Fonseca MJ 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC11319075 | biostudies-literature | 2024 Sep

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature