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Modelling respiratory syncytial virus age-specific risk of hospitalisation in term and preterm infants

Respiratory syncytial virus (RSV) is the most common cause of acute lower respiratory infections in children worldwide. The highest incidence of severe disease is in the first 6 months of life, with infants born preterm at greatest risk for severe RSV infections. 

Citation:
Giannini F, Hogan AB, Sarna M, Glass K, Moore HC. Modelling respiratory syncytial virus age-specific risk of hospitalisation in term and preterm infants. BMC Infect Dis. 2024;24(1):510.

Keywords:
Compartmental model; Infectious disease modelling; Mathematical model; RSV; Respiratory Syncytial Virus; Transmission model

Abstract:
Respiratory syncytial virus (RSV) is the most common cause of acute lower respiratory infections in children worldwide. The highest incidence of severe disease is in the first 6 months of life, with infants born preterm at greatest risk for severe RSV infections.