Infant Respiratory Syncytial Virus Bronchiolitis and Subsequent Risk of Pneumonia, Otitis Media, and Antibiotic Utilization

Clin Infect Dis. 2020 Jun 24;71(1):211-214. doi: 10.1093/cid/ciz1033.

Abstract

Infant respiratory syncytial virus (RSV) bronchiolitis in the first 6 months of life was associated with increased odds of pneumonia, otitis media, and antibiotic prescription fills in the second 6 months of life. These data suggest a potential value of future RSV vaccination programs on subsequent respiratory health.

Keywords: bronchiolitis; infant antibiotics; otitis media; pneumonia; respiratory syncytial virus.

Publication types

  • Research Support, N.I.H., Extramural

MeSH terms

  • Anti-Bacterial Agents / therapeutic use
  • Bronchiolitis* / epidemiology
  • Humans
  • Infant
  • Otitis Media* / epidemiology
  • Pneumonia*
  • Respiratory Syncytial Virus Infections* / epidemiology
  • Respiratory Syncytial Virus, Human*
  • Respiratory Syncytial Viruses

Substances

  • Anti-Bacterial Agents