Risk of nosocomial respiratory syncytial virus versus influenza among adult patients in acute care hospitals.

ABSTRACT:

Background

While nosocomial influenza is common, the risk of transmission in acute care remains unclear in the absence of systematic surveillance. Even less is known about the risk of nosocomial respiratory syncytial virus (RSV) among immunocompetent adults.

Aim

To compare the proportions and incidences of nosocomial cases caused by these two similar respiratory infections among hospitalized adults.

Methods

A retrospective study was conducted at two tertiary care hospitals in Southern Finland. Data on all hospitalized adult patients with a positive RSV or influenza test during 2016-22 were used to detect all nosocomial and community-acquired RSV and influenza cases. The proportion of nosocomial cases of all hospitalized cases was calculated. The incidences of nosocomi

SUBMITTER: Auvinen R 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC11782808 | biostudies-literature | 2025 Mar

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature