Birth characteristics as predictors of respiratory syncytial virus hospitalisation in newborns to optimise immunisation schedule.

Emanuele AmodioVincenzo PisciottaDario GenoveseGiuseppe VellaMaria Gabriella VersoMario GiuffrèFrancesco Vitale

Published in: Acta paediatrica (Oslo, Norway : 1992) (2024)

This study identified birth month and diagnosis-related groups as key predictors of RSV hospitalisations. This could help manage monoclonal antibody appropriateness criteria.

Keyphrases

respiratory syncytial virus
monoclonal antibody
gestational age
pregnant women
preterm birth
pregnancy outcomes
respiratory tract