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Infect Dis Ther . RSV Risk Profile in Hospitalized Adults and Comparison with Influenza and COVID-19 Controls in Valladolid, Spain, 2010-2022

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Infect Dis Ther


. 2024 Jul 21.
doi: 10.1007/s40121-024-01021-1. Online ahead of print. RSV Risk Profile in Hospitalized Adults and Comparison with Influenza and COVID-19 Controls in Valladolid, Spain, 2010-2022

Mariana Haeberer[SUP] 1 2 [/SUP], Martin Mengel[SUP] 3 [/SUP], Rong Fan[SUP] 4 [/SUP], Marina Toquero-Asensio[SUP] 5 6 [/SUP], Alejandro Martin-Toribio[SUP] 5 [/SUP], Qing Liu[SUP] 4 [/SUP], Yongzheng He[SUP] 4 [/SUP], Sonal Uppal[SUP] 4 [/SUP], Silvia Rojo-Rello[SUP] 5 7 [/SUP], Marta Domínguez-Gil[SUP] 5 7 [/SUP], Cristina Hernán-García[SUP] 5 7 [/SUP], Virginia Fernández-Espinilla[SUP] 5 7 [/SUP], Caihua Liang[SUP] 4 [/SUP], Elizabeth Begier[SUP] 4 [/SUP], Javier Castrodeza Sanz[SUP] 5 7 [/SUP], José M Eiros[SUP] 5 7 [/SUP], Ivan Sanz-Muñoz[SUP] 6 [/SUP]



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Abstract

Introduction: We aimed to describe the risk profile of respiratory syncytial virus (RSV) infections among adults ≥ 60 years in Valladolid from January 2010 to August 2022, and to compare them with influenza and COVID-19 controls.
Methods: This was a retrospective cohort study of all laboratory-confirmed RSV infections identified in centralized microbiology database during a 12-year period. We analyzed risk factors for RSV hospitalization and severity (length of stay, intensive care unit admission, in-hospital death or readmission < 30 days) and compared severity between RSV patients vs. influenza and COVID-19 controls using multivariable logistic regression models.
Results: We included 706 RSV patients (635 inpatients and 71 outpatients), and 598 influenza and 60 COVID-19 hospitalized controls with comparable sociodemographic profile. Among RSV patients, 96 (15%) had a subtype identified: 56% A, 42% B, and 2% A + B. Eighty-one percent of RSV patients had cardiovascular conditions, 65% endocrine/metabolic, 46% chronic lung, and 43% immunocompromising conditions. Thirty-six percent were coinfected (vs. 21% influenza and 20% COVID-19; p = < .0001 and 0.01). Ninety-two percent had signs of lower respiratory infection (vs. 85% influenza and 72% COVID-19, p = < .0001) and 27% cardiovascular signs (vs. 20% influenza and 8% COVID-19, p = 0.0031 and 0.0009). Laboratory parameters of anemia, inflammation, and hypoxemia were highest in RSV. Among RSV, being a previous smoker (adjusted OR 2.81 [95% CI 1.01, 7.82]), coinfection (4.34 [2.02, 9.34]), and having cardiovascular (3.79 [2.17, 6.62]), neurologic (2.20 [1.09, 4.46]), or chronic lung (1.93 [1.11, 3.38]) diseases were risks for hospitalization. Being resident in care institutions (1.68 [1.09, 2.61]) or having a coinfection (1.91[1.36, 2.69]) were risks for higher severity, while RSV subtype was not associated with severity. Whereas RSV and influenza patients did not show differences in severity, RSV patients had 68% (38-84%) lower odds of experiencing any severe outcome compared to COVID-19.
Conclusions: RSV especially affects those with comorbidities, coinfections, and living in care institutions. RSV vaccination could have an important public health impact in this population.

Keywords: Adult patients; Hospitalization; Influenza; Respiratory syncytial virus; SARS-CoV-2.

 
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