Hospitalization rate of respiratory syncytial virus-associated acute lower respiratory infection among young children in Suzhou, China, 2010-2014.

ABSTRACT:

Background

There is a limited amount of data in China on the disease burden of respiratory syncytial virus- (RSV) associated acute lower respiratory infection (ALRI) among young children. This study aimed to estimate the hospitalization rate of RSV-associated ALRI (RSV-ALRI) among children aged 0-59 months in Suzhou, China.

Methods

All cases from children hospitalized with ALRI who were aged 0-59 months in Suzhou University Affiliated Children's Hospital during January 2010 to December 2014 were retrospectively identified. Detailed diagnosis and treatment data were collected by reviewing each individual's medical chart. In accordance with the World Health Organization (WHO) influenza disease burden estimation, the hospitalization rate of RSV-ALRI among children aged 0-59 mon

SUBMITTER: Ren S 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC9178065 | biostudies-literature | 2022 Jul

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature