March 2025. Volume 21. Number 1

Month of birth and risk of VRS severe respiratory infection

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
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Horvat C, Chauvel C, Casalegno JS, Benchaib M, Ploin D, Nunes MC; VRS Study Group in Lyon. RSV Severe Infection Risk Stratification in a French 5-Year Birth Cohort Using Machine-learning. Pediatr Infect Dis J. 2024;43:819-24.

Reviewers: Cuestas Montañés EJ1, Llerena Santa Cruz E2.
1Servicio de Pediatría y Neonatología. Hospital Privado Universitario de Córdoba. Córdoba. Argentina.
2Pediatra CAP La Torrassa. L'Hospitalet de Llobregat. Barcelona. Hospital Joan XXIII . Tarragona. España.
Correspondence: Eduardo José Cuestas Montañés. Email: eduardo.cuestas@gmail.com
Reception date: 31/01/2025
Acceptance date: 05/02/2025
Publication date: 12/02/2025

Abstract

Authors´ conclusions: although RSV preventive measures are vital for all infants, and specific recommendations exist for patients with high-risk comorbidities, in situations where prioritization becomes necessary, infants born just before or within the early weeks of the epidemic should be considered as a risk group.

Reviewers´ commentary: this study merely confirms the already known increased risk of hospitalization of newborns under 2 months of age during epidemics and the increased likelihood of neonatal illness during epidemic seasons. The study also fails to provide useful data on the most effective measures to prevent severe RSV infection.

How to cite this article

Cuestas Montañés E, Llerena Santa Cruz E. Mes de nacimiento y riesgo de infección por virus respiratorio sincitial grave. Evid Pediatr. 2025;21:6.

AVC | Critically appraised articles

Horvat C, Chauvel C, Casalegno JS, Benchaib M, Ploin D, Nunes MC; VRS Study Group in Lyon. RSV Severe Infection Risk Stratification in a French 5-Year Birth Cohort Using Machine-learning. Pediatr Infect Dis J. 2024;43:819-24.

Reviewers: Cuestas Montañés EJ1, Llerena Santa Cruz E2.
1Servicio de Pediatría y Neonatología. Hospital Privado Universitario de Córdoba. Córdoba. Argentina.
2Pediatra CAP La Torrassa. L'Hospitalet de Llobregat. Barcelona. Hospital Joan XXIII . Tarragona. España.
Correspondence: Eduardo José Cuestas Montañés. Email: eduardo.cuestas@gmail.com
Reception date: 31/01/2025
Acceptance date: 05/02/2025
Publication date: 12/02/2025

How to cite this article

Cuestas Montañés E, Llerena Santa Cruz E. Mes de nacimiento y riesgo de infección por virus respiratorio sincitial grave. Evid Pediatr. 2025;21:6.

12/02/2025

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