Burden of Respiratory Syncytial Virus-Associated Hospitalizations in US Adults, October 2016 to September 2023.

ABSTRACT:

Importance

Respiratory syncytial virus (RSV) infection can cause severe illness in adults. However, there is considerable uncertainty in the burden of RSV-associated hospitalizations among adults prior to RSV vaccine introduction.

Objective

To describe the demographic characteristics of adults hospitalized with laboratory-confirmed RSV and to estimate annual rates and numbers of RSV-associated hospitalizations, intensive care unit (ICU) admissions, and in-hospital deaths.

Design, setting, and participants

This cross-sectional study used data from the RSV Hospitalization Surveillance Network (RSV-NET), a population-based surveillance platform that captures RSV-associated hospitalizations in 58 counties in 12 states, covering approximately 8% of the US population. The s

SUBMITTER: Havers FP 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC11561688 | biostudies-literature | 2024 Nov

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature