Respiratory Syncytial Virus Severity Changes in Atlanta Metropolitan Area from 2018-2022 Open Access
Head, Thomas (Spring 2023)
Abstract
This thesis examines the severity of Respiratory Syncytial Virus (RSV) during the COVID-19 pandemic and its effects on age groups and seasonality of the virus. Data collected from the Georgia Emerging Infections Program (GEIP) from October 2018 to December 2022 was analyzed to determine changes in age-specific distribution of hospitalizations, mean length of hospital stay and mortality. Results showed that after COVID-19 restrictions were lifted, there were more hospitalizations in the summer months 2021 and 2022 than in the previous year and that the proportion of pediatric hospitalizations decreased. Additionally, mean length of stay was significantly reduced among pediatric patients, but not adults. Deaths during and after hospitalization saw non-significant changes, with pediatric and adult groups reporting non-significantly higher rates of death. The study provides a baseline for future studies to understand the changes in RSV severity on account of other major epidemics or pandemics that disrupt society’s typical relationship with respiratory viruses.
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Background ................................................................................................................................................. 7
Methods........................................................................................................................................................ 9
Results........................................................................................................................................................ 10
Pandemic impacts on length of hospital stay..........................................................................................11
Pandemic impacts on RSV mortality.......................................................................................................12
Discussion .................................................................................................................................................. 12
Tables and Figure........................................................................................................................................ 15
References.................................................................................................................................................. 18
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