Seasonal peaks and risk factors of respiratory syncytial virus infections related hospitalization of preterm infants in Taiwan.

ABSTRACT: OBJECTIVES:To assess the nationwide seasonal peaks, risk factors, and utilization of medical resources of respiratory syncytial virus-associated hospitalization (RSVH) in preterm infants in Taiwan. STUDY DESIGN:A Taiwan nationwide birth cohort was extracted from the Birth Certificate Application Database during 2007-2009 and prospectively linked to the National Health Insurance database. We evaluated the seasonal peaks and risk factors (gestational age [GA], chronologic age [CA], and bronchopulmonary dysplasia [BPD]) associated with the RSVH of preterm infants. The length of hospital stays (LOS), care in intensive care unit (ICU), and use of mechanical ventilation (MV) were also analyzed. RESULTS:There is a total duration of 9 months of RSVH season in Taiwan, three seasonal peaks and two s

SUBMITTER: Chi H 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC5944988 | biostudies-literature | 2018

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature