Morbidity of Respiratory Syncytial Virus-infections (RSV): RSV compared with SARS-CoV-2 infections in children aged 0 - 4 years in Cologne, Germany.
Meike MeyerEsra RuebsteckFrank EifingerFlorian KleinAndré OberthuerSilke Van-Koningsbruggen-RietschelChristoph HuenselerLutz Thorsten WeberPublished in: The Journal of infectious diseases (2022)
The aim of this retrospective analysis was to provide information on how infections with RSV and SARS-CoV-2 differ in symptoms, clinical course, outcome and the utilization of hospital care. We investigated 748 PCR results from symptomatic children aged 0 - 4 years in Cologne, Germany. 169 patients were tested positive for RSV (22.6%) and 24 children for SARS-CoV-2 (3.2%). Symptomatic patients with RSV-infection were hospitalized significantly longer. RSV-positive patients needed O2-supplementation significantly more often as well as High Flow-therapy. With regard to care efforts, RSV-infected patients put higher pressure on the hospital and utilized more hospital resources.
Keyphrases
- respiratory syncytial virus
- sars cov
- healthcare
- respiratory tract
- end stage renal disease
- young adults
- newly diagnosed
- ejection fraction
- chronic kidney disease
- quality improvement
- patient reported outcomes
- mesenchymal stem cells
- depressive symptoms
- patient reported
- bone marrow
- smoking cessation
- social media
- health information
- high speed
- atomic force microscopy