Association between common respiratory pathogens and disease severity, and pathogen-specific seasonality in the Caribbean pre-COVID-19 and post-COVID-19: a retrospective study
The overall burden on the healthcare system due to RTI visits and admissions was high. Higher disease severity was associated with RSV and rhino/enterovirus infections; therefore, universal RSV prophylaxis should be considered, and timing should be optimised based on seasonality.
Authors
- Sharda Baboe-Kalpoe
- Josephine van de Maat (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-7351-4596)
- Radjin Steingrover
- M De Jonge
- Lilly M. Verhagen (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-3451-9201)
- Sam Engels
- Dick Wong Chung
- R.F. Plantinga
- Felix Holiday
- Shanna Holaman
- Fazal Baboe
- Juldany Juliet
- Marquita Euson
- Martijn Tilanus
- Chérina K A Fleming
- Charlene Maria (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0009-0000-8762-4972)
- Sherryl Carty-Fleming
- Nika Stastny
- Sebastiaan C F Van den Borne
- Kaylee Baan
Institutions
- Radboud University Nijmegen (NL)
- American University of Integrative Sciences (SX)
- Radboud University Medical Center (NL)
- International University School of Medicine (BQ)
- Canisius-Wilhelmina Ziekenhuis (NL)
- Amalia Kinderziekenhuis (NL)
- Kliniek ViaSana (NL)
- American University of the Caribbean School of Medicine (SX)
Publication Details
- Journal
- BMJ Open
- Published
- 2026-01-01
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.1136/bmjopen-2025-104991
- Citations
- 1
- Primary Topic
- Respiratory viral infections research
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 31.52
Funders
- European Society for Paediatric Infectious Diseases
- ZonMw
- Radboud Universiteit
- Radboud Universitair Medisch Centrum