Burden of RSV among inpatients with lower respiratory tract infection under 5 years of age: A 10-year retrospective study in Southwest China from 2009 to 2019.

ABSTRACT:

Objectives

Respiratory syncytial virus (RSV) is a leading cause of lower respiratory tract infection (LRTI). However, few comprehensive descriptions of the disease burden, medical resource utilization (MRU), and costs of RSV are available for China. This study aimed to provide the basis for the development of RSV prevention strategies by analyzing the burden of RSV among inpatients with lower respiratory tract infection under 5 years of age.

Methods

We conducted a retrospective hospital-based study from June 2009 to May 2019 in Chongqing. Inpatients with LRTI were tested for eight viruses. We analyzed the RSV disease burden, MRU, and direct hospitalization costs by using non-parametric Mann‒Whitney U test, Chi-squared test or Fisher's exact test and logistic regressio

SUBMITTER: Li T 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC11471105 | biostudies-literature | 2024 Sep

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature