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Multicenter Study
. 2024 Nov 27;13(11):594-598.
doi: 10.1093/jpids/piae099.

Outcomes Associated with Healthcare-Associated Respiratory Syncytial Virus in Children's Hospitals

Lisa Saiman  1 , Susan E Coffin  2 , Larry K Kociolek  3 , Danielle M Zerr  4 , Aaron M Milstone  5 , Margaret L Aldrich  6 , Celibell Y Vargas  1 , Morgan A Zalot  2 , Megan E Reyna  3 , Amanda Adler  4 , Danielle Koontz  5 , Emily R Egbert  5 , Jassour Alrikaby  6 , Luis Alba  1 , Sonia Gollerkeri  1 , Madelyn Ruggieri  7 , Lyn Finelli  7 , Yoonyoung Choi  7
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Multicenter Study

Outcomes Associated with Healthcare-Associated Respiratory Syncytial Virus in Children's Hospitals

Lisa Saiman et al. J Pediatric Infect Dis Soc. .

Abstract

To determine if healthcare-associated (HA)-respiratory syncytial virus (RSV) is associated with worse outcomes, this multicenter cohort study studied 26 children with HA-RSV and 78 matched non-HA-RSV patients of whom 58% and 55%, respectively, had ≥2 comorbidities. Overall, 39% of HA-RSV versus 18% of non-HA-RSV patients required respiratory support escalation (adjusted odds ratio (aOR) 5.1, CI95 1.4, 19.1).

Keywords: escalation of respiratory support; healthcare-associated infections; respiratory syncytial virus.

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