Role of age and birth month in infants hospitalized with RSV-confirmed disease in the Valencia Region, Spain.

ABSTRACT:

Background

RSV is the leading cause of hospital admissions in infants and the principal cause of bronchiolitis in young children. There is a lack of granular data on RSV-associated hospitalization per season using laboratory confirmed results. Our current study addresses this issue and intends to fill this gap.

Methods

The study was conducted from 2014 through 2018, in 4 to 10 hospitals in the Valencia Region, Spain. Infants included in this study were admitted in hospital through the Emergency Department with a respiratory complaint and tested by RT-PCR for RSV in a central laboratory.

Results

Incidence rates of RSV-associated hospitalization varied by season and hospital. Overall, the highest incidence rates were observed in 2017/2018. RSV-associated hospitalization

SUBMITTER: Mira-Iglesias A 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC8818825 | biostudies-literature | 2022 Mar

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature