Hospitalizations due to respiratory syncytial virus (RSV) infections in Germany: a nationwide clinical and direct cost data analysis (2010 –2019)

ConclusionThe economic burden of RSV-related hospitalizations in Germany is substantial, even when only considering cases with RSV coded as the primary discharge diagnosis. Children represented the vast majority of RSV coded hospitalizations. However, adults and seniors hospitalized for RSV were at a higher risk of severe complications, required more costly treatments, and had higher fatality rates; although their RSV-coded hospitalization incidence showed a clear upward trend since 2017, their true hospitalization incidence is still likely to be underestimated due to lack of routine RSV testing in these age groups. Hence, new treatments and vaccines for RSV ideally should also target adults and seniors in addition to children.
Source: Infection - Category: Infectious Diseases Source Type: research