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SynthesisCurrent allergy and asthma reports2025

Burden of Respiratory Syncytial Virus Disease in Adults with Asthma and Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease: A Systematic Literature Review.

Yolanda Penders, Guy Brusselle, Ann R Falsey, Gernot Rohde, Estefania Betancur, Maria Elena Guardado, Juan Luis Ramirez Agudelo, Pouya Saeedi, Lauriane Harrington, Jean-Philippe Michaud

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Synthesis in Current allergy and asthma reports, 2025. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 21 papers, 1 of them a synthesis that pooled it.

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21citing papers in PubMed, 1 pooled it
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1 · What the graph read from it

What it found

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The abstract states no effect estimate the extractor could read, or names no intervention and outcome on the map, so this paper lights no cell and moves no belief. It is still indexed, cited and linked below.

2 · The registry

The trial behind it

Trials whose registry record cites this paper, or whose number appears in the abstract. A trial that started after this paper was published is citing it as background, not reporting it.

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3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

21 citing papers in PubMed, 1 synthesis or guideline pooled it.

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  5. Early bedside risk stratification using Charlson comorbidity index and NEWS2 in adults hospitalized with respiratory syncytial virus infection: a multicentre cohort study.European journal of clinical microbiology & infectious diseases : official publication of the European Society of Clinical Microbiology · 2026
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  10. Multimorbidity Profiles and Severe In-Hospital Outcomes in Adults With Respiratory Syncytial Virus.Clinical infectious diseases : an official publication of the Infectious Diseases Society of America · 2026
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4 · The record

Corrections and comments

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

10 authors.

Yolanda PendersGSK, Av. Fleming 20, Wavre, 1300, Belgium. yolanda.x.penders@gsk.com.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0002-7606-7987
Guy BrusselleDepartment of Respiratory Medicine, Ghent University Hospital, Ghent, 9000, Belgium.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0001-7021-8505
Ann R FalseyUniversity of Rochester School of Medicine, Rochester, 14642 NY, USA.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0002-7141-9701
Gernot RohdeDepartment of Respiratory Medicine, Medical Clinic I, Goethe University Frankfurt, University Hospital, 60590, Frankfurt/Main, Germany.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0002-5193-7755
Estefania BetancurP95, Leuven, 3000, Belgium.
Maria Elena GuardadoP95, Leuven, 3000, Belgium.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0001-9536-543X
Juan Luis Ramirez AgudeloP95, Leuven, 3000, Belgium.
Pouya SaeediGSK, Av. Fleming 20, Wavre, 1300, Belgium.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0002-3674-1076
Lauriane HarringtonGSK, Av. Fleming 20, Wavre, 1300, Belgium.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0001-6765-8606
Jean-Philippe MichaudGSK, Av. Fleming 20, Wavre, 1300, Belgium.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0002-0195-5330

Funding

No grant is acknowledged in the PubMed record.

6 · The paper itself

Abstract

purpose of reviewAccumulating data indicate that asthma and chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) increase the risk of severe respiratory syncytial virus (RSV) infection. This systematic literature review assessed the burden of RSV disease among adults ≥ 18 years with asthma or COPD. RECENT

findingsData on the prevalence of asthma or COPD among RSV-infected adults, RSV-related hospitalizations, complications, and mortality were collected from studies published between January 1, 2000 and November 28, 2023 in PubMed, Embase, and grey literature. All extracted data were analyzed descriptively. Pooled estimates of asthma or COPD prevalence among RSV-infected adults were calculated from generalized linear mixed effects model meta-analyses. Forty studies were included. The prevalence of asthma and COPD among RSV-infected adults was high, especially in inpatient settings with pooled estimates (95% confidence interval) of 19.3% (15.0-24.6) for asthma and 30.8% (26.1-36.0) for COPD. Adults with asthma or COPD were more likely to be hospitalized following RSV infection than those without these conditions. The incidence rate ratios of hospitalization were 2.0-3.6 (crude) and 6.7-8.2 (adjusted) for asthma and 3.2-13.4 (crude) and 9.6-9.7 (adjusted) for COPD. The most frequently reported RSV-related complications were exacerbation of asthma (up to 64.9%) and COPD (up to ≥ 83.0%). In-hospital case fatality rates were 2.6-4.3% (asthma) and 2.8-17.8% (COPD). These comprehensive data showing a high RSV disease burden in adults with asthma or COPD can be used to inform policy decisions around RSV vaccines and improve preventive care in this high-risk population.

Indexed as

AsthmaPulmonary Disease, Chronic ObstructiveRespiratory Syncytial Virus InfectionsAdultCost of IllnessHospitalizationHumansIncidencePrevalenceAdultsAsthmaChronic obstructive pulmonary diseaseComplicationsHospitalizationRespiratory viral infection

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PMID39994162
PMCPMC11850418

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