Respiratory Syncytial Virus Prevalence and Risk Factors among Healthy Term Infants, United States
F. Cacho, Tebeb Gebretsadik, Larry J. Anderson, James D. Chappell, Christian Rosas‐Salazar, Justin R. Ortiz, Tina V. Hartert
Abstract
In a population-based birth cohort study of respiratory syncytial virus surveillance in the United States, 897/1,680 (53.4%) children were infected during infancy; 25 (2.8%) of those were hospitalized. Among symptomatic infants, 143/324 (44.1%) had lower respiratory tract infections. These data provide benchmarks to monitor effects of maternal vaccines and extended half-life monoclonal antibodies.
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MedicineRespiratory systemVirologyPalivizumabVirusPediatricsBronchiolitisEnvironmental healthInternal medicineRespiratory viral infections researchCongenital Diaphragmatic Hernia StudiesNeonatal Respiratory Health Research