Global respiratory syncytial virus-associated mortality in young children (RSV GOLD): a retrospective case series.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Respiratory syncytial virus (RSV) infection is an important cause of pneumonia mortality in young children. However, clinical data for fatal RSV infection are scarce. We aimed to identify clinical and socioeconomic characteristics of children aged younger than 5 years with RSV-related mortality using individual patient data.

Methods

In this retrospective case series, we developed an online questionnaire to obtain individual patient data for clinical and socioeconomic characteristics of children aged younger than 5 years who died with community-acquired RSV infection between Jan 1, 1995, and Oct 31, 2015, through leading research groups for child pneumonia identified through a comprehensive literature search and existing research networks. For the literature search

SUBMITTER: Scheltema NM 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC5599304 | biostudies-literature | 2017 Oct

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature