Immediate post-discharge care among US adults hospitalized with respiratory syncytial virus infection.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Respiratory Syncytial Virus (RSV) is an important pathogen causing acute respiratory illnesses in adults. RSV infection can lead to severe outcomes, including hospitalizations and even death. Despite the increased recognition of the burden in older adults, immediate post-discharge care needs among adults hospitalized with RSV are not well characterized and have not been compared to other serious medical conditions (such as influenza, acute myocardial infarction (MI), and stroke) for which there have been long-standing disease prevention efforts.

Objectives

This study aims to describe the immediate post-discharge care needs among adults hospitalized with RSV in the United States and descriptively compare it to those hospitalized with influenza, acute MI, or stroke.

SUBMITTER: Sato R 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC11451113 | biostudies-literature | 2024 Oct

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature