The role of birth month in the burden of hospitalisations for acute lower respiratory infections due to respiratory syncytial virus in young children in Croatia.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Birth month was an important risk factor for respiratory syncytial virus (RSV) hospitalisation in infants. However, little is known about the role of birth month in RSV hospitalisation in finer age bands during infancy, which is relevant to strategies for RSV passive immunisations for infants. We aimed to understand the role of birth month in the burden of RSV-associated acute lower respiratory infection (ALRI) hospitalisation in finer age bands of the first year of life.

Methods

In this retrospective study, we analysed the hospitalisation records during 2014-19 at the University Hospital of Split, Split-Dalmatia County, Croatia. We estimated all-cause and RSV associated ALRI hospitalisation rates among children under five years, with a focus on infants by finer a

SUBMITTER: Li Y 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC9439187 | biostudies-literature | 2022

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature