Etiology of Acute Lower Respiratory Illness Hospitalizations Among Infants in 4 Countries.

John T KubaleStephanie KujawskiIrena ChenZhenke WuIlham Abu KhaderIris HasibraBrett WhitakerLionel GreshArtan SimakuEric A F SimõesMahmoud Al-GazoShannon RogersSusan I GerberAngel BalmasedaVeronica L TalloTareq M Al-SanouriRachael PorterSilvia BinoEduardo Azziz-BaumgartnerMeredith McMorrowDanielle HuntMark ThompsonHolly M Biggs Aubree Gordon

Published in: Open forum infectious diseases (2023)

We observed substantial numbers of ALRI hospitalizations, with RSV as the largest source, particularly in infants aged <3 months. This underscores the potential for vaccines and long-lasting monoclonal antibodies on the horizon to reduce the burden of ALRI in infants worldwide.

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