Increased risk of bacterial pneumonia before and after respiratory syncytial virus infection in young children.

ABSTRACT:

Aim

The burden of respiratory disease is great among children. This study aimed to examine the temporal relationship between hospitalisation for respiratory syncytial virus (RSV) and bacterial pneumonia.

Methods

A Swedish population-based cohort was created by combining data from the Swedish Medical Birth Register, the National Inpatient Register, the Cause of Death Register, the Total Population Register, and the Longitudinal Integration Database for Health Insurance and Labour Market Studies. Children born between 1998 and 2015 were included and followed for 2 years. We examined the temporal relationship between RSV hospitalisation and bacterial pneumonia using piecewise exponential models.

Results

The final cohort comprised 1 641 747 children, 48.5% were females. T

SUBMITTER: Strandell K 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC11627450 | biostudies-literature | 2025 Jan

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature