Factors associated with severe respiratory syncytial virus disease in hospitalised children: a retrospective analysis.

Jeremy AndersonMichelle OeumEva VerkolfPaul V LicciardiKim MulhollandCattram NguyenKim ChowGregory WallerAnna-Maria CostaAndrew DaleyNigel W CrawfordFranz E Babl Trevor DukeLien Anh Ha DoDanielle Wurzel

Published in: Archives of disease in childhood (2021)

Younger age, prematurity and PIV3 codetection were associated with severe RSV disease in children <2 years of age hospitalised with RSV infection. The association between PIV3 and severe RSV disease is a novel finding and warrants further investigation.

Keyphrases

respiratory syncytial virus
early onset
young adults
respiratory tract
preterm infants
community acquired pneumonia