Role of age and birth month in infants hospitalized with RSV-confirmed disease in the Valencia Region, Spain.

Ainara Mira-IglesiasClarisse DemontF Xavier López-Labrador Beatriz Mengual-ChuliáJavier García-RubioMario Carballido-FernándezMiguel Tortajada-GirbésJuan Mollar-MaseresGermán Schwarz-ChavarriJoan Puig-BarberaJavier Díez-Domingonull null

Published in: Influenza and other respiratory viruses (2021)

The study was instrumental in bringing forth the time unpredictability of RSV epidemics, the critical impact of age, and the comparable distribution of RSV-associated hospitalization in infants born on either side of the RSV season. These data could help in better characterization of the population that drives the healthcare burden and is crucial for the development of future immunization strategies, especially with upcoming vaccines in against RSV.

Keyphrases

respiratory syncytial virus
respiratory tract
healthcare
gestational age
electronic health record
machine learning
preterm infants
low birth weight
preterm birth
infectious diseases