Inpatient burden of respiratory syncytial virus in children ≤2 years of age in Germany: A retrospective analysis of nationwide hospitalization data, 2019-2022.

Moritz Wick Anahita Poshtiban Rolf Kramer Mathieu Bangert Matthias Lange Martin Wetzke Oliver Damm

Published in: Influenza and other respiratory viruses (2023)

RSV causes substantial disease burden and is a leading cause of SARI-related hospital admissions of children ≤2 years of age in Germany. Our results confirm the need to explore and evaluate strategies to prevent RSV in infants and young children.

Keyphrases

respiratory syncytial virus
young adults
mental health
palliative care
respiratory tract
electronic health record
big data
cross sectional
deep learning
artificial intelligence