Infant Respiratory Syncytial Virus Bronchiolitis and Subsequent Risk of Pneumonia, Otitis Media, and Antibiotic Utilization
Author(s) -
Andrew Abreo,
Pingsheng Wu,
Brittney M. Donovan,
Tan Ding,
Tebeb Gebretsadik,
Xiang Huang,
Cosby A. Stone,
Kedir N. Turi,
Tina V. Hartert
Publication year - 2019
Publication title -
clinical infectious diseases
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 3.44
H-Index - 336
eISSN - 1537-6591
pISSN - 1058-4838
DOI - 10.1093/cid/ciz1033
Subject(s) - medicine , bronchiolitis , pneumonia , otitis , antibiotics , pneumovirus , respiratory system , respiratory disease , intensive care medicine , acute otitis media , virus , virology , paramyxoviridae , viral disease , lung , microbiology and biotechnology , surgery , biology
Infant respiratory syncytial virus (RSV) bronchiolitis in the first 6 months of life was associated with increased odds of pneumonia, otitis media, and antibiotic prescription fills in the second 6 months of life. These data suggest a potential value of future RSV vaccination programs on subsequent respiratory health.
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