Emergency department visits and hospitalizations attributable to recent Epstein-Barr virus infection.

ABSTRACT:

Objective

Infectious mononucleosis (IM) or mono is typically caused by primary infection with Epstein-Barr virus (EBV) and may have a months-long, complicated course. We utilized population-based data to add to the limited literature on health care utilization following EBV infection.

Methods

The Rochester Epidemiology Project includes medical records for ∼60% of residents living in 27 counties of Minnesota (MN) and Wisconsin (WI). Persons meeting a case definition of recent EBV infection from 1 January 1998 to 31 December 2021 were compared to three persons not meeting the definition, matched on case's sex, age, and index date. Emergency department (ED) visits and hospitalizations in the two groups were compared during 5-years' follow-up divided into three periods (short-te

SUBMITTER: St Sauver JL 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC11780682 | biostudies-literature | 2024 Nov

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature