Clinical and economic burden of respiratory syncytial virus in children aged 0 –5 years in Italy

ConclusionsThese findings derived from the real clinical practice in Italy confirmed that RSV has an important epidemiological, clinical, and economic burden among children aged 0 –5 years. While the complex management of at-risk infants was confirmed, our data also highlighted the significant impact of RSV infection in infants born at term or otherwise healthy, demonstrating that all infants need protection against RSV disease, reducing then the risk of medium and long-ter m complications, such as wheezing and asthma.
Source: Italian Journal of Pediatrics - Category: Pediatrics Source Type: research