Risk factors for severe respiratory syncytial virus-associated respiratory tract infection in a high HIV prevalence setting, South Africa, 2012 – 2018

Autor: Jocelyn Moyes, Stefano Tempia, Sibongile Walaza, Adam L. Cohen, Florette Treurnicht, Orienka Hellferscee, Nicole Wolter, Anne von Gottberg, Halima Dawood, Ebrahim Variava, Kathleen Kahn, Shabir A. Madhi, Cheryl Cohen
Jazyk: angličtina
Rok vydání: 2024
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Zdroj: BMC Infectious Diseases, Vol 24, Iss 1, Pp 1-10 (2024)
Druh dokumentu: article
ISSN: 1471-2334
DOI: 10.1186/s12879-024-10024-9
Popis: Abstract Background Identifying risk factors for respiratory syncytial virus (RSV)–associated severe acute respiratory illness (SARI) will assist with targeting vaccine interventions. Methods Using surveillance data from South Africa (2012–2018), we compared the characteristics of individuals with RSV-associated influenza-like illness (ILI) (reference group) to those with RSV-associated SARI to describe factors associated with SARI using a multivariable analysis. Results RSV was detected in 6% (483/7792) of ILI cases and 15% (844/5672) of SARI cases. Factors associated with SARI in children included age
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