Burden of Respiratory Syncytial Virus Related Acute Lower Respiratory Tract Infection in Hospitalized Thai Children: A 6-Year National Data Analysis.
Phanthila SitthikarnkhaRattapon UppalaSirapoom NiamsanitSumitr SutraKaewjai ThepsuthammaratLeelawadee TechasatianWatit NiyomkarnJamaree TeeratakulpisarnPublished in: Children (Basel, Switzerland) (2022)
In children with RSV LRTI, pneumonia was the leading cause of hospitalization. The admission rate was highest during the rainy season. Mortality from RSV-related LRTI was higher in children under 1 year old and in children with underlying illnesses; future preventive interventions should target these groups of patients.
Keyphrases
- respiratory syncytial virus
- respiratory tract
- young adults
- data analysis
- emergency department
- end stage renal disease
- newly diagnosed
- chronic kidney disease
- cardiovascular events
- cardiovascular disease
- respiratory failure
- coronary artery disease
- quality improvement
- current status
- extracorporeal membrane oxygenation