Clinical and Epidemiologic Characteristics of Infants Hospitalized with Respiratory Syncytial Virus Infection During the 2022–2023 Season in Mexico
Luis A. Esparza-Miranda, María Susana Juárez-Tobías, Juan Carlos Muñoz-Escalante, Ulrik A. Oliva-Jara, Sandra Cadena‐Mota, Rosa María Wong‐Chew, Daniel E. Noyola
Abstract
In 2022, several countries reported an increase in respiratory syncytial virus (RSV) infections. We assessed the clinical characteristics and outcomes of infants hospitalized with RSV and compared them with infants hospitalized between 2009 and 2015. No significant differences in underlying disorders, intensive care unit admission rates and mortality were observed suggesting currently circulating RSV strains do not show heightened virulence.
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MedicineRespiratory systemVirusIntensive care unitPediatricsPneumovirinaePneumovirusEpidemiologyIntensive care medicineVirologyViral diseaseParamyxoviridaeInternal medicineRespiratory viral infections researchNeonatal Respiratory Health ResearchCongenital Diaphragmatic Hernia Studies