Epidemiology of Respiratory Syncytial Virus Hospitalizations in Poland: An Analysis from 2015 to 2023 Covering the Entire Polish Population of Children Aged under Five Years
Abstract
:1. Introduction
2. Methods
2.1. Study Design
2.2. Definitions
2.3. Data Analysis
3. Results
3.1. Burden and Seasonality of RSV-Related Hospitalizations
3.2. Number of Hospitalizations, by Age Group
4. Discussion
5. Conclusions
Author Contributions
Funding
Institutional Review Board Statement
Informed Consent Statement
Data Availability Statement
Acknowledgments
Conflicts of Interest
Appendix A
ICD-10 Codes | |
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ARTI hospitalizations | J00, J01, J02, J03, J04, J05, J06, J12, J16, J17, J18, J20, J21, J22, B97, B98 |
RSV-related hospitalizations | J12.1, J20.5, J21.0, B97.4 |
Children at high risk for severe RSV infection | P07, P27, Q90, E84, Q20, Q89.3, Q21, I51.0, Q22, Q23, Q24, I.42.4, Q25, Q26, G80, Q32, Q33, Q34, Q79.0 |
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Period | Age Group, Years | |||
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0–12 | 13–60 | |||
High-Risk Group | No-Risk Group | High-Risk Group | No-Risk Group | |
Pre-COVID-19 | 5.3% (1793) | 94.7% (32,342) | 7.7% (601) | 92.3% (7210) |
Post-COVID-19 | 5.3% (1508) | 94.7% (26,882) | 7.3% (901) | 92.7% (11,481) |
Season | Age Group (Months) | p-Value | ||||
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0–12 | 13–24 | 25–60 | 0–60 | |||
Pre-COVID-19 | 2015/16 | 12.0 | 1.5 | 0.3 | 2.7 | |
2016/17 | 18.7 | 2.2 | 0.3 | 4.3 | ||
2017/18 | 17.5 | 2.4 | 0.4 | 4.4 | ||
2018/19 | 21.2 | 3.2 | 0.5 | 5.2 | ||
2019/20 | 21.4 | 4.1 | 0.9 | 5.4 | ||
Mean (SD) | 18.1 (3.8) | 2.7 (1.0) | 0.5 (0.2) | 4.4 (1.1) | <0.001 | |
Post-COVID-19 | 2021/22 | 43.3 | 8.7 | 2.3 | 10.8 | |
2022/23 | 47.3 | 10.0 | 2.9 | 11.9 | ||
Mean (SD) | 45.3 (2.8) | 9.4 (0.9) | 2.6 (0.4) | 11.3 (0.8) | <0.001 | |
Post-/pre-COVID-19 ratio | 2.5 | 3.5 | 5.6 | 2.6 | ||
p-Value | <0.001 |
Season | Age Group (Months) | p-Value | ||||
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0–1 | 2–3 | 4–6 | 7–12 | |||
Pre-COVID-19 | 2015/16 | 11.0 | 26.4 | 13.7 | 5.7 | |
2016/17 | 18.3 | 41.0 | 21.7 | 7.8 | ||
2017/18 | 15.8 | 38.8 | 21.9 | 8.5 | ||
2018/19 | 23.3 | 45.7 | 26.9 | 10.1 | ||
2019/20 | 21.5 | 42.6 | 26.8 | 11.2 | ||
Mean (SD) | 18.0 (4.9) | 38.9 (7.4) | 22.2 (5.4) | 8.7 (2.1) | <0.001 | |
Post-COVID-19 | 2021/22 | 49.1 | 94.6 | 54.6 | 22.1 | |
2022/23 | 44.9 | 94.9 | 61.6 | 27.6 | ||
Mean (SD) | 47.0 (3.0) | 94.8 (0.2) | 58.1 (4.9) | 24.9 (3.9) | 0.001 | |
Post-/pre-COVID-19 ratio | 2.6 | 2.4 | 2.6 | 2.9 | ||
p-value | p < 0.001 |
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Mazela, J.; Jackowska, T.; Czech, M.; Helwich, E.; Martyn, O.; Aleksiejuk, P.; Smaga, A.; Glazewska, J.; Wysocki, J. Epidemiology of Respiratory Syncytial Virus Hospitalizations in Poland: An Analysis from 2015 to 2023 Covering the Entire Polish Population of Children Aged under Five Years. Viruses 2024, 16, 704. https://doi.org/10.3390/v16050704
Mazela J, Jackowska T, Czech M, Helwich E, Martyn O, Aleksiejuk P, Smaga A, Glazewska J, Wysocki J. Epidemiology of Respiratory Syncytial Virus Hospitalizations in Poland: An Analysis from 2015 to 2023 Covering the Entire Polish Population of Children Aged under Five Years. Viruses. 2024; 16(5):704. https://doi.org/10.3390/v16050704
Chicago/Turabian StyleMazela, Jan, Teresa Jackowska, Marcin Czech, Ewa Helwich, Oliver Martyn, Pawel Aleksiejuk, Anna Smaga, Joanna Glazewska, and Jacek Wysocki. 2024. "Epidemiology of Respiratory Syncytial Virus Hospitalizations in Poland: An Analysis from 2015 to 2023 Covering the Entire Polish Population of Children Aged under Five Years" Viruses 16, no. 5: 704. https://doi.org/10.3390/v16050704
APA StyleMazela, J., Jackowska, T., Czech, M., Helwich, E., Martyn, O., Aleksiejuk, P., Smaga, A., Glazewska, J., & Wysocki, J. (2024). Epidemiology of Respiratory Syncytial Virus Hospitalizations in Poland: An Analysis from 2015 to 2023 Covering the Entire Polish Population of Children Aged under Five Years. Viruses, 16(5), 704. https://doi.org/10.3390/v16050704