Using Multiple Methods to Estimate Respiratory Syncytial Virus (RSV)-associated Hospitalization Rates in Children Aged < 5 Years-Hamilton County, Ohio, 2009-2017.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Respiratory syncytial virus (RSV) is a leading cause of lower respiratory tract infection in children less than 5 years of age worldwide. In the United States, RSV commonly causes hospitalization in young children and is the leading cause of hospitalizations in infants. As new RSV immunizations become available, burden estimates are critical to guide the implementation of recommendations and quantify impact.

Methods

We estimated RSV-associated hospitalization rates at a large US pediatric medical center during an 8-year period using five approaches, namely, estimation directly from active and passive surveillance systems, both a crude and stratified capture-recapture analysis of data from both systems, and estimation based on discharge diagnosis codes. The stratif

SUBMITTER: Harker EJ 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC12000681 | biostudies-literature | 2025 Apr

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature