2020
The burden of respiratory syncytial virus infections among children with sickle cell disease
Rostad CA, Maillis AN, Lai K, Bakshi N, Jerris RC, Lane PA, Yee ME, Yildirim I. The burden of respiratory syncytial virus infections among children with sickle cell disease. Pediatric Blood & Cancer 2020, 68: e28759. PMID: 33034160, PMCID: PMC8246443, DOI: 10.1002/pbc.28759.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsRespiratory syncytial virusSickle cell diseaseRespiratory viral panelRSV-positive casesRSV infectionAnnual incidenceHospitalization ratesCell diseaseBurden of RSVPediatric lower respiratory tract infectionsLaboratory-confirmed RSV infectionRespiratory syncytial virus infectionRSV-related hospitalization rateLower respiratory tract infectionsRSV positive testRSV-negative childrenRSV-negative patientsAcute chest syndromeSyncytial virus infectionRespiratory tract infectionsAverage annual incidenceMultivariate logistic regressionConfidence intervalsCase-control studyOutcome of children
2019
2314. Burden of Respiratory Syncytial Virus (RSV) Infection Among Hospitalized Older Adults and Those with Underlying Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease (COPD) or Congestive Heart Failure (CHF)
Anderson E, Hussaini L, Bristow L, Tippett A, Gibson T, Hart M, Salazar L, Gaffney M, Benyeogor I, Cheng A, Drobeniuc A, Traenkner J, Fayad D, Washington W, Emerson L, Schwartz N, Greaves K, Todd S, Stanley C, Bechnak A, Chaaya R, Al-Husien Z, Deović R, Winston J, Ahmed D, Li W, Le K, Singh A, Spencer J, Muchinsky A, Zaks K, Nesheim W, Stephens K, Swerdlow D, Hubler R, Agosti Y, Munye M, Jadhao S, Ha B, McCracken C, Kraft C, Rostad C, Kao C, Lopman B, Yildirim I, Anderson L, Rouphael N, Rouphael N. 2314. Burden of Respiratory Syncytial Virus (RSV) Infection Among Hospitalized Older Adults and Those with Underlying Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease (COPD) or Congestive Heart Failure (CHF). Open Forum Infectious Diseases 2019, 6: s793-s794. PMCID: PMC6810302, DOI: 10.1093/ofid/ofz360.1992.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchChronic obstructive pulmonary diseaseCongestive heart failureAcute respiratory infectionsRespiratory viral panelYears of ageHealthy controlsRespiratory syncytial virus infectionOlder adultsRSV antibody titersSyncytial virus infectionObstructive pulmonary diseaseRespiratory syncytial virusFour-fold riseConvalescent serologyClinical characteristicsHeart failurePulmonary diseaseRespiratory infectionsAsymptomatic adultsEligible adultsProspective surveillanceSyncytial virusViral panelAntibody titersOropharyngeal swabs