The Epidemiology of Healthcare-Acquired Respiratory Syncytial Virus Infection Among Hospitalised Paediatric Patients: a Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Hospital-acquired respiratory syncytial virus (HA-RSV) infections pose a substantial risk to hospitalised children, previously described as composing a fifth of RSV-related deaths worldwide. Despite this, the epidemiology of HA-RSV remains under-characterised, with limited meta-analytical evidence quantifying its incidence, morbidity and mortality.

Methods

We conducted a systematic review and meta-analysis of English language papers published between January 1975 and March 2024 searching EMBASE, MEDLINE and CABI Global Health. We included studies with primary data on paediatric HA-RSV cases among either all patients, patients with RSV or patients with healthcare-acquired infections (HAIs). Outbreak reports were excluded for the purposes of this analysis. Using ran

SUBMITTER: Wahi-Singh B 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC12519416 | biostudies-literature | 2025 Oct

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature