Pediatric respiratory syncytial virus rehospitalization rate – a retrospective observational study from Switzerland

Same-season RSV rehospitalizations were exquisitely rare. Routine administration of a dose of a monoclonal antibody for protection against a same-season rehospitalization does not appear to be generally warranted. The majority of patients with subsequent season readmission would be covered by the current recommendations in Switzerland as they had pre-existing conditions making them eligible for second-season RSV prophylaxis.

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BMC Pediatrics
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2025-07-12
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https://doi.org/10.1186/s12887-025-05887-z
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Respiratory viral infections research
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Pediatric respiratory syncytial virus rehospitalization rate – a retrospective observational study from Switzerland

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Pediatric respiratory syncytial virus rehospitalization rate – a retrospective observational study from Switzerland

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Abstract

Same-season RSV rehospitalizations were exquisitely rare. Routine administration of a dose of a monoclonal antibody for protection against a same-season rehospitalization does not appear to be generally warranted. The majority of patients with subsequent season readmission would be covered by the current recommendations in Switzerland as they had pre-existing conditions making them eligible for second-season RSV prophylaxis.

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University Hospital of Bern (CH), University of Lübeck (DE)
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