Respiratory Syncytial Virus Disease Severity in Young Children.
Zaid HaddadinStockton BeveridgeKailee FernandezDanielle A RankinVarvara ProbstAndrew J SpiekerTiffanie M MarkusLaura S StewartWilliam SchaffnerMary Lou LindegrenNatasha HalasaPublished in: Clinical infectious diseases : an official publication of the Infectious Diseases Society of America (2022)
RSV was associated with increased ARI severity in young children enrolled from the ED and inpatient settings, but no differences in disease severity were noted between RSV A and RSV B. These findings emphasize the need for antiviral therapy and/or preventive measures such as vaccines against RSV in young children.