Burden and cost of hospitalization for respiratory syncytial virus in young children, Singapore

• Main Authors: Tam, Clarence C., Yeo, Kee Thai, Tee, Nancy, Lin, Raymond, Mak, Tze Minn, Thoon, Koh Cheng, Jit, Mark, Yung, Chee Fu
• Other Authors: Lee Kong Chian School of Medicine (LKCMedicine)
• Format: Article
• Language: English
• Published: 2021
• Subjects: Science::Medicine; Bronchiolitis; Disease Burden
• Online Access: https://hdl.handle.net/10356/146333
• Institution: Nanyang Technological University

Respiratory syncytial virus (RSV) is the most common cause of pediatric acute lower respiratory tract infection worldwide. Detailed data on the health and economic burden of RSV disease are lacking from tropical settings with year-round RSV transmission. We developed a statistical and economic model...