Respiratory syncytial virus hospitalization and mortality: Systematic review and meta‐analysis

• Published in: Pediatric pulmonology Vol. 52; no. 4; pp. 556 - 569
• Main Authors: Stein, Renato T., Bont, Louis J., Zar, Heather, Polack, Fernando P., Park, Caroline, Claxton, Ami, Borok, Gerald, Butylkova, Yekaterina, Wegzyn, Colleen
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: United States Wiley Subscription Services, Inc 01.04.2017; John Wiley and Sons Inc
• Subjects: burden; Child; Child Health Services; Child, Preschool; epidemiology; Fatalities; Global Health; Hospitalization - statistics & numerical data; Humans; Incidence; Infant; Infant, Newborn; Meta-analysis; morbidity; Mortality; Pediatrics; preterm; Respiratory syncytial virus; Respiratory Syncytial Virus Infections - epidemiology; Respiratory Syncytial Virus Infections - mortality; Respiratory Syncytial Viruses - isolation & purification; Review; Reviews; preterm; epidemiology; infant; morbidity; burden

Summary Background: Respiratory syncytial virus (RSV) is a major public health burden worldwide. We aimed to review the current literature on the incidence and mortality of severe RSV in children globally. Methods: Systematic literature review and meta‐analysis of published data from 2000 onwards, r...