Universität zu Köln

Meyer, Meike ORCID: 0000-0002-5708-3981, Ruebsteck, Esra, Eifinger, Frank ORCID: 0000-0003-1758-6039, Klein, Florian ORCID: 0000-0003-1376-1792, Oberthuer, Andre, Van Koningsbruggen-Rietschel, Silke, Huenseler, Christoph and Weber, Lutz Thorsten (2022). Morbidity of Respiratory Syncytial Virus (RSV) Infections: RSV Compared With Severe Acute Respiratory Syndrome Coronavirus 2 Infections in Children Aged 0-4 Years in Cologne, Germany. J. Infect. Dis., 226 (12). S. 2050 - 2054. CARY: OXFORD UNIV PRESS INC. ISSN 1537-6613

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Abstract

The aim of this retrospective analysis was to provide information on how infections with respiratory syncytial virus (RSV) and severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2) differ in symptoms, clinical course, outcome, and utilization of hospital care. We investigated 748 polymerase chain reaction results from symptomatic children aged 0-4 years in Cologne, Germany. One hundred sixty-nine patients tested positive for RSV (22.6%) and 24 children for SARS-CoV-2 (3.2%). Symptomatic patients with RSV infection were hospitalized significantly longer. RSV-positive patients needed oxygen supplementation significantly more often as well as high-flow therapy. With regard to care efforts, RSV-infected patients put higher pressure on the hospital and utilized more hospital resources. Symptomatic children (aged 0-4 years) with respiratory syncytial virus (RSV) infection were hospitalized significantly longer than children infected with SARS-CoV-2. With regard to care efforts, RSV-infected patients put higher pressure on the hospital and utilized more hospital resources.

Item Type:	Journal Article
Creators:	Creators Email ORCID ORCID Put Code Meyer, Meike UNSPECIFIED orcid.org/0000-0002-5708-3981 UNSPECIFIED Ruebsteck, Esra UNSPECIFIED UNSPECIFIED UNSPECIFIED Eifinger, Frank UNSPECIFIED orcid.org/0000-0003-1758-6039 UNSPECIFIED Klein, Florian UNSPECIFIED orcid.org/0000-0003-1376-1792 UNSPECIFIED Oberthuer, Andre UNSPECIFIED UNSPECIFIED UNSPECIFIED Van Koningsbruggen-Rietschel, Silke UNSPECIFIED UNSPECIFIED UNSPECIFIED Huenseler, Christoph UNSPECIFIED UNSPECIFIED UNSPECIFIED Weber, Lutz Thorsten UNSPECIFIED UNSPECIFIED UNSPECIFIED
URN:	urn:nbn:de:hbz:38-662485
DOI:	10.1093/infdis/jiac052
Journal or Publication Title:	J. Infect. Dis.
Volume:	226
Number:	12
Page Range:	S. 2050 - 2054
Date:	2022
Publisher:	OXFORD UNIV PRESS INC
Place of Publication:	CARY
ISSN:	1537-6613
Language:	English
Faculty:	Unspecified
Divisions:	Unspecified
Subjects:	no entry
Uncontrolled Keywords:	Keywords Language INFLUENZA; COVID-19; IMPACT Multiple languages Immunology; Infectious Diseases; Microbiology Multiple languages
URI:	http://kups.ub.uni-koeln.de/id/eprint/66248