Inpatient burden of respiratory syncytial virus (RSV) in Switzerland, 2003 to 2021: an analysis of administrative data

BackgroundRespiratory syncytial virus (RSV) is a leading cause of acute respiratory infections and hospitalisations in infants (age  18 years); 7.2% of cases required intensive care unit stay. Mean inpatient medical costs were estimated at EUR 8,046. Most (90.8%) hospitalised infants with RSV were b...

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Published in:Euro surveillance : bulletin européen sur les maladies transmissibles 2024-09, Vol.29 (39), p.1
Main Authors: Stucki, Michael, Lenzin, Golda, Agyeman, Philipp Ka, Posfay-Barbe, Klara M, Ritz, Nicole, Trück, Johannes, Fallegger, Angela, Oberle, Susanne G, Martyn, Oliver, Wieser, Simon
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Adolescent
Adult
Aged
Aged, 80 and over
Babies
Child
Child, Preschool
Cost of Illness
Epidemiology
Female
Health Care Costs - statistics & numerical data
Hospitalization
Hospitalization - economics
Hospitalization - statistics & numerical data
Humans
Infant
Infant, Newborn
Inpatients - statistics & numerical data
Length of Stay - statistics & numerical data
Male
Middle Aged
Registries
Respiratory syncytial virus
Respiratory Syncytial Virus Infections - economics
Respiratory Syncytial Virus Infections - epidemiology
Respiratory Syncytial Virus, Human - isolation & purification
Respiratory Tract Infections - economics
Respiratory Tract Infections - epidemiology
Respiratory Tract Infections - virology
Risk Factors
Switzerland - epidemiology
Young Adult
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Summary:BackgroundRespiratory syncytial virus (RSV) is a leading cause of acute respiratory infections and hospitalisations in infants (age  18 years); 7.2% of cases required intensive care unit stay. Mean inpatient medical costs were estimated at EUR 8,046. Most (90.8%) hospitalised infants with RSV were born after 35 weeks of gestation without bronchopulmonary dysplasia or congenital heart disease. Low birth weight, gestational age and congenital disorders were associated with a higher risk for hospitalisation.ConclusionsRSV leads to a substantial number of hospitalisations and peaks in hospital capacity utilisation. Measures to protect all infants from an RSV hospitalisation are essential in addressing this public health challenge.
ISSN:1560-7917
1025-496X
1560-7917
DOI:10.2807/1560-7917.ES.2024.29.39.2400119