Hospital Readmission Risk For Pediatric Patients Younger Than Five Years Higher After Initial Admission For RSV Than Influenza Or hMPV, Study Finds

Infectious Disease Advisor (7/7, Nye) reports a study found that “compared with influenza and human metapneumovirus (hMPV), the risk for hospital readmission for respiratory-associated complications in children younger than 5 is higher among those with respiratory syncytial virus infection.” Researchers observed that in the 1.5 years after hospital discharge, 18.9% of pediatric patients “with RSV, 30.2% with IV, and 29.4% with hMPV were readmitted. Of those patients, 16.8%, 7%, and 5.9% were readmitted for respiratory conditions, respectively. The rates of all-cause readmission were significantly higher in patients with influenza or hMPV than in those with RSV, whereas the rate of respiratory-related readmission was significantly lower in patients with hMPV than in those with RSV.” The study was published in the Journal of the Pediatric Infectious Diseases Society.