Trends and estimated costs of hospitalizations potentially associated with respiratory syncytial virus among children in Brazil, 2014-2025
Felipe Cotrim de Carvalho, Walquiria Aparecida Ferreira de Almeida, Daiana Araújo da Silva, Francisco José de Paula, Dalva Maria de Assis, Rafaela Gomes Andrade, Marcela Santos Corrêa da Costa, Marcelo Ferreira da Costa Gomes, Priscila Leal e Leite, Nelson J. Alvis-Zakzuk, Paula Couto, Jorge Jara, P · 2026
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Felipe Cotrim de Carvalho and co-authors track in this 2026 study the hospital burden of respiratory syncytial virus in Brazilian children. The virus is a lead cause of severe chest infection in the young. Using national health system records from 2014 to early 2025, the team followed admissions for bronchitis and bronchiolitis in young children, their seasonal swings, and their direct medical costs.
Admissions topped 727,000 and rose over threefold across the span, with a sharp dip in 2020 during the COVID pandemic. Peaks came each year between March and June. Costs totaled the equal of about 167 million international dollars, with over half spent after 2020. Longer stays cost more, most clearly in the south and southeast.
Catalog record
| CREATOR | Felipe Cotrim de Carvalho, Walquiria Aparecida Ferreira de Almeida, Daiana Araújo da Silva, Francisco José de Paula, Dalva Maria de Assis, Rafaela Gomes Andrade, Marcela Santos Corrêa da Costa, Marcelo Ferreira da Costa Gomes, Priscila Leal e Leite, Nelson J. Alvis-Zakzuk, Paula Couto, Jorge Jara, P |
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| YEAR | 2026 |
| COLLECTION | PAPERS |
| FORMAT | TXT |
| FILE SIZE | 37 KB |
| VERSION | 1.0 |
| LICENSE | CC BY 4.0 |
| RIGHTS | CC BY |
| SOURCE | Europe PMC |