Burden of Respiratory Syncytial Virus–Associated Hospitalizations in US Adults, October 2016 to September 2023

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Authors

Fiona P. Havers · Centers for Disease Control and Prevention

Michael Whitaker · Centers for Disease Control and Prevention

Michael Melgar · Centers for Disease Control and Prevention

Huong Pham · Centers for Disease Control and Prevention

Shua J. Chai · Centers for Disease Control and Prevention

Elizabeth Austin · Colorado Department of Public Health and Environment

James Meek

Abstract

In this cross-sectional study of adults hospitalized with RSV before the 2023 introduction of RSV vaccines, RSV was associated with substantial burden of hospitalizations, ICU admissions, and in-hospital deaths in adults, with the highest rates occurring in adults 75 years or older. Increasing RSV vaccination of older adults has the potential to reduce associated hospitalizations and severe clinical outcomes.

Topics & Keywords

Respiratory viral infections research Pneumonia and Respiratory Infections

UN Sustainable Development Goals

Good health and well-being

Publication Details

Published in: JAMA Network Open

Volume 7, Issue 11, pp. e2444756-e2444756

DOI: 10.1001/jamanetworkopen.2024.44756

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