High burden of RSV hospitalizations in Germany 2021-2022.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Public health measures implemented to mitigate the effects of the COVID-19 pandemic disrupted the worldwide transmission of endemic respiratory viruses such as RSV, as well as other typical, seasonal, and viral respiratory pathogens.

Methods

From October 18, 2021 to March 31, 2022, RSV cases admitted to German pediatric hospitals were monitored via a newly established, national, Clinician-Led Reporting System (CLRS) that recorded patient age and type of respiratory support. A subanalysis of the first 4 months of the monitoring period was additionally performed.

Results

In October 2021, a total of 471 hospitalized pediatric RSV cases per day were documented by 67 reporting hospitals. By January 2022, this number dropped to three cases at 11 hospitals (median

SUBMITTER: Tenenbaum T 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC9334552 | biostudies-literature | 2022 Dec

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature