Leveraging Influenza Virus Surveillance From 2012 to 2015 to Characterize the Burden of Respiratory Syncytial Virus Disease in Canadian Adults ≥50 Years of Age Hospitalized With Acute Respiratory Illness.
May ElSherifMelissa K AndrewLingyun YeArdith AmbroseGuy BoivinWilliam BowieMarie-Pierre DavidOlivier GruselleScott A HalperinTodd F HatchetteJennie JohnstoneKevin KatzJoanne M LangleyMark LoebDonna MacKinnon-CameronAnne McCarthyJanet E McElhaneyAllison McGeerAndre PoirierJean-Yves PirçonJeff PowisDavid RichardsonMakeda SemretStephanie SmithDaniel SmythSylvie TrottierLouis ValiquetteDuncan WebsterShelly A McNeilJason J LeBlancnull nullPublished in: Open forum infectious diseases (2023)
This study adds to the growing literature on adult RSV burden by showing considerable morbidity, mortality, and healthcare costs in hospitalized adults aged ≥50 years with ARIs such as influenza.