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Morbidity of Respiratory Syncytial Virus-infections (RSV): RSV compared with SARS-CoV-2 infections in children aged 0 - 4 years in Cologne, Germany.
Meyer, Meike; Ruebsteck, Esra; Eifinger, Frank; Klein, Florian; Oberthuer, André; Van-Koningsbruggen-Rietschel, Silke; Huenseler, Christoph; Weber, Lutz Thorsten.
  • Meyer M; University of Cologne, Faculty of Medicine and University Hospital Cologne, Department of Pediatrics, Cologne, Germany.
  • Ruebsteck E; University of Cologne, Faculty of Medicine and University Hospital Cologne, Department of Pediatrics, Cologne, Germany.
  • Eifinger F; University of Cologne, Faculty of Medicine and University Hospital Cologne, Department of Pediatrics, Cologne, Germany.
  • Klein F; University of Cologne, Faculty of Medicine and University Hospital Cologne, Institute of Virology, Cologne, Germany.
  • Oberthuer A; University of Cologne, Faculty of Medicine and University Hospital Cologne, Department of Pediatrics, Cologne, Germany.
  • Van-Koningsbruggen-Rietschel S; University of Cologne, Faculty of Medicine and University Hospital Cologne, Department of Pediatrics, Cologne, Germany.
  • Huenseler C; University of Cologne, Faculty of Medicine and University Hospital Cologne, Department of Pediatrics, Cologne, Germany.
  • Weber LT; University of Cologne, Faculty of Medicine and University Hospital Cologne, Department of Pediatrics, Cologne, Germany.
J Infect Dis ; 2022 Feb 16.
Article in English | MEDLINE | ID: covidwho-2272042
ABSTRACT
The aim of this retrospective analysis was to provide information on how infections with RSV and SARS-CoV-2 differ in symptoms, clinical course, outcome and the utilization of hospital care. We investigated 748 PCR results from symptomatic children aged 0 - 4 years in Cologne, Germany. 169 patients were tested positive for RSV (22.6%) and 24 children for SARS-CoV-2 (3.2%). Symptomatic patients with RSV-infection were hospitalized significantly longer. RSV-positive patients needed O2-supplementation significantly more often as well as High Flow-therapy. With regard to care efforts, RSV-infected patients put higher pressure on the hospital and utilized more hospital resources.
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