Melania Dovizio, Chiara Veronesi, Fausto Bartolini, Arturo Cavaliere, Stefano Grego, Romina Pagliaro, Cataldo Procacci, Loredana Ubertazzo, Lorenzo Bertizzolo, Barbara Muzii, Salvatore Parisi, Valentina Perrone, Eugenio Baraldi, Elena Bozzola, Fabio Mosca, Luca Degli Esposti
BACKGROUND: Respiratory syncytial virus (RSV) is among the leading causes of hospitalization due to lower respiratory tract infections (LRTIs) in children younger than 5 years worldwide and the second cause of infant death after malaria. RSV infection occurs in almost all the infants before the second year of life with variable clinical severity, often requiring medical assistance. This analysis investigated patients aged 0-5 years with RSV infection focusing on epidemiology, clinical features, and economic burden of RSV-associated hospitalizations in a setting of Italian real clinical practice...
March 25, 2024: Italian Journal of Pediatrics