Burden of Hospitalized Respiratory Syncytial Virus in Children in Sweden (BRICS): A Population-based Case-cohort Study (2006– 2023)
RSV hospitalization imposes a significant burden on young children in Sweden, most of whom are otherwise healthy. These findings support the adoption of prophylactic immunization strategies targeting all infants to mitigate this burden.
Authors
- Alexandra Wennberg (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-4906-1165)
- M Bangert
- Anton Holmgren (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-0940-8726)
- Felix Fischer (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-9693-6676)
- Anna Giertz
- Lena Svensson
- Sven Arne Silfverdal
- Oliver Martyn
- Malin Ryd Rinder
Institutions
- Karolinska University Hospital (SE)
- Karolinska Institutet (SE)
- Sanofi (France) (FR)
- Oticon Medical (Denmark) (DK)
- Quantify Research (Sweden) (SE)
- Hallands sjukhus Halmstad (SE)
- University of Gothenburg (SE)
- Umeå University (SE)
Publication Details
- Journal
- The Pediatric Infectious Disease Journal
- Published
- 2025-12-23
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.1097/inf.0000000000005113
- Primary Topic
- Respiratory viral infections research
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 0.00
Funders
- Pfizer
- AstraZeneca
- Sanofi
- Novo Nordisk