Healthcare-Associated versus Community-Onset RSV Infection in Hospitalized Adults

Compared with community-onset RSV, healthcare-associated RSV was associated with higher levels of post-discharge care.

While significant attention has been paid to the clinical complications of hospital-acquired influenza and COVID-19, less is known about the impact of healthcare-associated respiratory syncytial virus (HA-RSV) in hospitalized adult patients. To address this question, researchers at two New York academic medical centers retrospectively compared the clinical characteristics of 84 adult patients with HA-RSV (detected at least 4 days after admission) versus 160 patients with community-onset RSV (CO-RSV; detected within 3 days of admission) over three respiratory virus seasons.

Both groups had one or more co-morbid conditions. Patients with HA-RSV were hospitalized for a median 12 days before RSV was detected; they also had longer median duration…

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Richard T. Ellison III, MD

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Consult/Advisory BoardAcurx Pharmaceuticals, LLC;

Grant/Research SupportDoctors Company Foundation, Massachusetts Department of Public Health

Richard T. Ellison III, MD

Disclosures

Consult/Advisory BoardAcurx Pharmaceuticals, LLC;

Grant/Research SupportDoctors Company Foundation, Massachusetts Department of Public Health

Healthcare-Associated versus Community-Onset RSV Infection in Hospitalized Adults

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