Respiratory Syncytial Virus–Associated Hospitalizations Among Children Less Than 24 Months of Age

2013649 citationsJournal Article

Authors

Caroline Breese Hall · University of Rochester

Geoffrey A. Weinberg

Aaron Blumkin

Kathryn M. Edwards · Pediatrics and Genetics

Mary Allen Staat · University of Cincinnati Medical Center

Andrew F. Schultz · University of Rochester

Katherine A. Poehling · Wake Forest University

Peter G. Szilagyi

Abstract

Young infants, especially those who were 1 month old, were at greatest risk of RSV hospitalization. Four-fifths of RSV-hospitalized infants were previously healthy. To substantially reduce the burden of RSV hospitalizations, effective general preventive strategies will be required for all young infants, not just those with risk factors.

Topics & Keywords

Respiratory viral infections research Congenital Diaphragmatic Hernia Studies Neonatal Respiratory Health Research

UN Sustainable Development Goals

Good health and well-being

Publication Details

Published in: PEDIATRICS

Volume 132, Issue 2, pp. e341-e348

DOI: 10.1542/peds.2013-0303

Field-Weighted Citation Impact: 23.00