Prevalence and contribution of respiratory viruses in the community to rates of emergency department visits and hospitalizations with respiratory tract infections, chronic obstructive pulmonary disease and asthma.
Imran SatiaRuth CusackJustina M GreenePaul M O'ByrneKieran J KillianNeil JohnstonPublished in: PloS one (2020)
Community respiratory viral epidemics are major drivers of ED visits and hospitalizations with RTIs and COPD but only a modest contributor to asthma.