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Estimated Incidence of Respiratory Syncytial Virus (RSV)-related Hospitalizations for Acute Respiratory Infections (ARIs), including Community Acquired Pneumonia (CAP), in Adults in Germany

2024-06-11 epidemiology Title + abstract only
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BackgroundRSV is a leading cause of ARI, including CAP, in older adults, but available data often substantially underestimate incidence. We estimated RSV-related ARI hospitalization incidence from a prospective CAP study and adjusted for undiagnosed RSV infections due to use of nasopharyngeal/nasal swab testing only. MethodsWe conducted active, population-based surveillance of adult CAP hospitalizations in Thuringia (Germany) between 2021-2023. Participant nasopharyngeal/nasal swabs were RSV-te...

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