Rates of respiratory syncytial virus (RSV)-associated hospitalization among adults with congestive heart failure-United States, 2015-2017.

Stephanie A KujawskiMichael WhitakerMatthew D RitcheyArthur L ReingoldShua J ChaiEvan J AndersonKyle P OpenoMaya MonroePatricia RyanErica ByeKathryn Como-SabettiGrant R BarneyAlison MuseNancy M BennettChristina B FelsenAnn ThomasCourtney CrawfordH Keipp TalbotWilliam SchaffnerSusan I GerberGayle E LangleyLindsay Kim

Published in: PloS one (2022)

Adults with CHF had 8 times the rate of RSV-associated hospitalization compared with adults without CHF. Identifying high-risk populations for RSV infection can inform future RSV vaccination policies and recommendations.

Keyphrases

respiratory syncytial virus
heart failure
public health
respiratory tract
current status
clinical practice
genetic diversity