Study of Children Aged Under 2 Years Admitted With RSV at Four Australian Hospitals [2021–2022]

Primary aim was to review severe acute respiratory infections (SARI) hospitalisations caused by respiratory syncytial virus (RSV) in children aged < 2 years in paediatric hospitals in Australia. Secondary aims included RSV subtyping, assessing RSV seasonality and contributing to the World Health Organisation's RSV surveillance programme.

Citation:
Crawford NW, Alafaci A, Clark JE, …… Blyth CC, Pienaar C, Minney-Smith C, …. et al. Study of Children Aged Under 2 Years Admitted With RSV at Four Australian Hospitals [2021–2022]. J Paediatr Child Health. 2025.

Keywords:
Disease burden; respiratory syncytial virus (RSV); severe acute respiratory infection (SARI)

Abstract:
Primary aim was to review severe acute respiratory infections (SARI) hospitalisations caused by respiratory syncytial virus (RSV) in children aged < 2 years in paediatric hospitals in Australia. Secondary aims included RSV subtyping, assessing RSV seasonality and contributing to the World Health Organisation's RSV surveillance programme.