Respiratory Syncytial Virus and United States Pediatric Intensive Care Utilization-A New Era?

• 2024

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• Cristina García-Mauriño; Quique Bassat
PMID: 39453663DOI: https://dx.doi.org/10.1001/jamanetworkopen.2024.40908

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This article comments on a study that looks at how often children in the U.S. are admitted to pediatric intensive care units (PICUs) due to respiratory syncytial virus (RSV). It describes new RSV prevention methods, like a long-lasting antibody and a maternal vaccine, which could reduce PICU admissions. The study found that many RSV cases involve healthy infants who might benefit from these new strategies. It highlights the need for more research on how these measures affect other infections and whether they will be accessible worldwide, especially in low-income countries where RSV is most severe.

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Focus Area: Infectious Disease

Audience: Physicians

Emergency Management Stage: Preparedness (Prevention / Protection)

Bundles: Nirsevimab Library

Keywords: Bronchiolitis; Bronchiolitis, Viral; Hospitalization; Infant, Newborn; Intensive Care Units, Pediatric; Respiratory Syncytial Virus Infections; Vaccines, Synthetic

Institutions: University of Barcelona; Catalan Institution for Research and Advanced Studies (ICREA)

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