von Hammerstein, Alix L; Aebi, Christoph; Barbey, Florence; Berger, Christoph; Buettcher, Michael; Casaulta, Carmen; Egli, Adrian; Gebauer, Mathias; Guerra, Beatrice; Kahlert, Christian; Kellner, Eva; Kottanattu, Lisa; Opota, Onya; Mann, Christian; Meyer Sauteur, Patrick; Plebani, Margherita; Ritz, Nicole; Testi, Chiara; von Niederhäusern, Valentin; Wagner, Noemie; ... (2021). Interseasonal RSV infections in Switzerland - rapid establishment of a clinician-led national reporting system (RSV EpiCH). Swiss medical weekly, 151(w30057), w30057. EMH Media 10.4414/SMW.2021.w30057
|
Text
smw_151_w30057__1_.pdf - Published Version Available under License Creative Commons: Attribution-Noncommercial-Share Alike (CC-BY-NC-SA). Download (934kB) | Preview |
In anticipation of an interseasonal respiratory syncytial virus (RSV) epidemic, a clinician-led reporting system was rapidly established to capture RSV infections in Swiss hospitals, starting in January 2021. Here, we present details of the reporting system and first results to June 2021. An unusual epidemiology was observed with an interseasonal surge of RSV infections associated with COVID-19-related non-pharmacological interventions. These data allowed real-time adjustment of RSV prophylaxis guidelines and consequently underscore the need for and continuation of systematic nationwide RSV surveillance.
Item Type: |
Journal Article (Original Article) |
|---|---|
Division/Institute: |
04 Faculty of Medicine > Department of Gynaecology, Paediatrics and Endocrinology (DFKE) > Clinic of Paediatric Medicine 04 Faculty of Medicine > Department of Gynaecology, Paediatrics and Endocrinology (DFKE) > Clinic of Paediatric Medicine > Paediatric Infectiology |
UniBE Contributor: |
Aebi, Christoph, Agyeman, Philipp Kwame Abayie |
Subjects: |
600 Technology > 610 Medicine & health |
ISSN: |
1424-3997 |
Publisher: |
EMH Media |
Language: |
English |
Submitter: |
Anette van Dorland |
Date Deposited: |
29 Sep 2021 11:05 |
Last Modified: |
05 Dec 2022 15:53 |
Publisher DOI: |
10.4414/SMW.2021.w30057 |
PubMed ID: |
34499459 |
BORIS DOI: |
10.48350/159287 |
URI: |
https://boris.unibe.ch/id/eprint/159287 |
Actions (login required)
 |
Edit item |