Higher Levels Of Social Vulnerability Associated With Worse RSV Outcomes, Study Finds

Infectious Disease Advisor (5/7, Nye) reports, “Individuals with respiratory syncytial virus (RSV) who reside in more socially vulnerable census tracts are more likely to develop severe disease and require hospitalization, according to findings published in Open Forum Infectious Diseases.” According to the study, “in relation to SVI quartiles, the incidence of hospitalization was lowest among patients who resided in areas with the least socioeconomic deprivation (IR, 23.7 per 100,000 person-years; 95% CI, 22.2-25.2) and highest incidence among those who resided in areas with the most socioeconomic deprivation (IR, 37.6 per 100,000 person-years; 95% CI, 34.5-40.7).”