Open AccessRespiratory Syncytial Virus Disease Severity in Young Children
Author(s) -
Zaid Haddadin,
Stockton Beveridge,
Kailee N Fernandez,
Danielle A Rankin,
Varvara Probst,
Andrew J. Spieker,
Tiffanie Markus,
Laura S Stewart,
William Schaffner,
Mary Lou Lindegren,
Natasha Halasa
Publication year - 2020
Publication title -
clinical infectious diseases/clinical infectious diseases (online. university of chicago. press)
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 3.44
H-Index - 336
eISSN - 1537-6591
pISSN - 1058-4838
DOI - 10.1093/cid/ciaa1612
Subject(s) - medicine , pediatrics , disease , viral load , virus , emergency department , severity of illness , respiratory system , immunology , psychiatry
Respiratory syncytial virus (RSV) is the leading cause of acute respiratory infections (ARIs) in hospitalized children. Although prematurity and underlying medical conditions are known risk factors, most of these children are healthy, and factors including RSV load and subgroups may contribute to severity. Therefore, we aimed to evaluate the role of RSV in ARI severity and determine factors associated with increased RSV-ARI severity in young children.