Respiratory Syncytial Virus Hospitalization During Pregnancy in 4 High-income Countries, 2010–2016. (24th May 2018)

• Record Type: Journal Article
• Authors: Regan, Annette K; Klein, Nicola P; Langley, Gayle; Drews, Steven J; Buchan, Sarah; Ball, Sarah; Kwong, Jeffrey C; Naleway, Allison; Thompson, Mark; Wyant, Brandy E; Levy, Avram; Chung, Hannah; Feldman, Becca; Katz, Mark A
• Is Part Of: Clinical infectious diseases. Volume 67:Number 12(2018)
• Page Start: 1915
• Page End: 1918
• Publication Date: 2018-05-24
• Subjects: pregnancy -- respiratory syncytial virus -- epidemiology -- vaccines -- respiratory infections; Communicable diseases -- Periodicals; 616.905
• DOI: 10.1093/cid/ciy439
• Languages: English
• ISSNs: 1058-4838

Abstract

Abstract: Few studies have addressed respiratory syncytial virus (RSV) infection during pregnancy. Among 846 pregnant women hospitalized with respiratory illness and tested for RSV, 21 (2%) were RSV positive, of whom 8 (38%) were diagnosed with pneumonia. Despite study limitations, these data can help inform decisions about RSV prevention strategies.