Laboratory Confirmation of Respiratory Syncytial Virus Infection Is Not Associated With an Increased Risk of Death in Adults With Acute Respiratory Illness.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Limited data have described the testing patterns and outcomes of adults (≥18 years) with acute respiratory illness (ARI) in the emergency department setting.

Methods

This prospective cohort study includes patients with ARI from a program sponsored by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention entitled Respiratory Virus Laboratory Emergency Department Network Surveillance (RESP-LENS) from August 2021 until March 2024 (91 hospitals). Patients with ARIs were identified weekly by electronic surveillance for 1 or more of 130 ICD-10 codes that defined ARI. Patients were followed for 30 days for the primary outcomes of hospitalization and mortality. Testing for RSV with nasopharyngeal swabbing followed by reverse transcription polymerase chain reaction was don

SUBMITTER: Kline JA 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC11800477 | biostudies-literature | 2025 Feb

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature