ArticleJournal of medical virology2025
Disease Burden of RSV Infection in Adult Patients in Comparison to Influenza Virus Infection.
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- Clinical Outcomes Among Older Adults Hospitalized with Respiratory Syncytial Virus and Influenza Infection: A Retrospective Analysis.Infectious diseases and therapy · 2026Article
- Epidemiological Burden and Hospitalization Trends of Human Metapneumovirus in Spain (2016-2023): A Retrospective Study.Infectious diseases and therapy · 2026Article
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- The soluble G protein of respiratory syncytial virus promotes viral dissemination via TLR2-mediated NLRP3 priming and pyroptosis.Npj viruses · 2026Article
- Rational design 2.0: transitioning from static structural biology to computational prioritization and iterative vaccine optimization for RSV.Frontiers in immunology · 2026Review
- Seroprevalence of RSV IgG Antibodies Across Age Groups in Poland After the COVID-19 Pandemic: Data from the 2023/2024 Epidemic Season.Vaccines · 2025Article
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Abstract
Respiratory Syncytial Virus (RSV) is well known for its impact on children, but its burden in adults remains underexplored, partly due to limited PCR testing before the COVID-19 pandemic. In this study, the medical burden of RSV infections in adults was retrospectively investigated using 6-year longitudinal data from a university hospital in North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany. Outcomes of 380 PCR-confirmed RSV cases were compared with 1088 influenza A/B cases from 2018 to 2023, stratified by age groups ( < 60 and ≥ 60 years). Among RSV cases, 59.7% required hospitalization, of which 22.9% needed oxygen supply. In the whole group hospitalization rates were comparable between RSV and influenza cases, but oxygen supply was more frequent in influenza infections. However, in patients aged ≥ 60 years, no significant differences were observed in hospitalization, oxygen supply, or fatal outcomes between RSV and influenza, indicating a comparable disease burden for both viruses in this group. These findings highlight the significant clinical impact of RSV in adults, particularly those aged ≥ 60 years, paralleling that of influenza. Given influenza's established pathogenic reputation, this underscores the importance of targeted vaccination strategies against RSV, especially for high-risk age groups.
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