Journal
JOURNAL OF INFECTIOUS DISEASES
Volume 222, Issue 6, Pages 962-966Publisher
OXFORD UNIV PRESS INC
DOI: 10.1093/infdis/jiaa183
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respiratory syncytial virus; influenza; adult; hospitalization; cost
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- Kaiser Permanente Southern California internal research funds
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Despite the severity of respiratory syncytial virus (RSV) disease in older adults, data on its costs are limited. We compared hospitalization costs for 2090 adultsaged >= 60 years hospitalized with RSV or influenza by assigning direct health care costs. Hospitalization with RSV was associated with longer hospitalization and increased frequency of diagnosis-related groups for pulmonary complications, resulting in costs at least as great as those for influenza ($16034 vs $15163; 95% confidence interval for the difference, -$811 to $2547). Awareness of RSV disease burden in adults is needed to facilitate vaccination and treatment when they become available.
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