biostudies-literatureDo LAHBill and Melinda Gates Foundation73https://www.ebi.ac.uk/biostudies/studies/S-EPMC9901829biostudies-literatureUnknown23(1)<h4>Background</h4>Little information is available on the costs of respiratory syncytial virus (RSV) in Vietnam or other low- and middle-income countries. Our study estimated the costs of LRTIs associated with RSV infection among children in southern Vietnam.<h4>Methods</h4>We conducted a prospective cohort study evaluating household and societal costs associated with LRTIs stratified by RSV status and severity among children under 2 years old who sought care at a major pediatric referral hospital in southern Vietnam. Enrollment periods were September 2019-December 2019, October 2020-June 2021 and October 2021-December 2021. RSV status was confirmed by a validated RT-PCR assay. RSV rapid detection antigen (RDA) test performance was also evaluated. Data on resource utilization, direct medicBMC infectious diseasesEstimating the economic burden of respiratory syncytial virus infections in infants in Vietnam: a cohort study.PMC9901829INV-007610Vodicka EMulholland KPham VQLe TNKCao MTDo LAHPecenka CThai QTPham TULe NTNNguyen TTHTran ATNguyen ANguyen TNfalseEstimating the economic burden of respiratory syncytial virus infections in infants in Vietnam: a cohort study.<h4>Background</h4>Little information is available on the costs of respiratory syncytial virus (RSV) in Vietnam or other low- and middle-income countries. Our study estimated the costs of LRTIs associated with RSV infection among children in southern Vietnam.<h4>Methods</h4>We conducted a prospective cohort study evaluating household and societal costs associated with LRTIs stratified by RSV status and severity among children under 2 years old who sought care at a major pediatric referral hospital in southern Vietnam. Enrollment periods were September 2019-December 2019, October 2020-June 2021 and October 2021-December 2021. RSV status was confirmed by a validated RT-PCR assay. RSV rapid detection antigen (RDA) test performance was also evaluated. Data on resource utilization, direct medic2023-01-01T00:00:00Z2023 Feb2025-05-29T19:43:40.078Z2025-04-07T11:01:15.109ZS-EPMC99018293674712810.1186/s12879-023-08024-2