Healthcare resource utilisation and costs in infants with confirmed respiratory syncytial virus infections: a national population cohort study.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Respiratory syncytial virus (RSV) is the leading cause of severe respiratory infections in infants worldwide, significantly affecting their health and contributing to the global healthcare burden. We aimed to examine healthcare resource utilisation patterns and costs for infants under one year old with confirmed RSV infection across subgroups of different gestational ages and health conditions and the cost implications of RSV infections over time, thereby demonstrating the economic burden of the disease.

Methods

This retrospective cohort study utilised nationwide claims data from the Korea Health Insurance Review and Assessment Service for infants under one year of age with confirmed RSV infection in the first year of life from January 2017 to April 2022. The infa

SUBMITTER: Han HJ 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC11472633 | biostudies-literature | 2024 Oct

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature