Readmission Following Respiratory Syncytial Virus Hospitalization among Children <5 Years of Age
Respiratory-related readmission proportion was higher and progressive over time among children <5 years with an index RSV admission compared to IV and hMPV. This underscores the critical need for prevention of RSV infection in infants and young children through RSV immunization strategies.
Authors
- Evan G Heller
- Krow Ampofo
- Madelyn Ruggieri
- Per H. Gesteland (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-9869-8122)
- Linda Amoafo (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-3306-8445)
- Yue Zhang (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-4124-4816)
- Yoonyoung Choi
- K. Miller
- Abbey Loveridge
Institutions
- Merck & Co., Inc., Rahway, NJ, USA (United States) (US)
- University of Utah (US)
- Utah Department of Health (US)
Publication Details
- Journal
- Journal of the Pediatric Infectious Diseases Society
- Published
- 2025-04-29
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.1093/jpids/piaf036
- Primary Topic
- Respiratory viral infections research
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 0.00