Prevalence and characteristics of RSV infection in adult patients presenting with acute respiratory tract infection at the emergency department of the University Hospital Dresden during the season 2023/2024

• Conditions: Acute respiratory tract infection with RSV; J21.0; J12.1; Acute bronchiolitis due to respiratory syncytial virus; Respiratory syncytial virus pneumonia

• Registration Number: DRKS00032559
• Lead Sponsor: niversitätsklinikum Dresden

Brief Summary

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Detailed Description

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Study Timeline

• Study Start: 2023-08-28
• Last Update Posted: 19 August 2024

Recruitment & Eligibility

• Status: Complete
• Sex: All
• Target Recruitment: 1318

Inclusion Criteria

Adult patients presenting to the medical emergency department at University Hospital Dresden between October 1st 2023 and April 14th 2024
-Working diagnosis of acute respiratory infection with clinically indicated testing (by attending physician) of respiratory material for Influenza and/or SARS-CoV-2 PCR

Exclusion Criteria

-Age < 18 years
-Test ordered from an institution outside of the medical emergency department

Study & Design

• Study Type: observational
• Study Design: Not specified

Primary Outcome Measures

Name	Time	Method
Prevalence of RSV-infection

Secondary Outcome Measures

Name	Time	Method
-Characteristic of patients with RSV infection (age, gender, nursing home residency, comorbidities coded at discharge) <br>-Disease severity and outcome of RSV infection (hospitalization, ICU-admission, ventilatory support, hospital mortality, length of hospital stay, length of ICU stay, length of mechanical ventilation)<br>