• Wen-Cheng Chang, Ruei-Chang Huang, Cherng-Lih Perng, Hung-Sheng Shang, Ching-Mei Yu, and Ching-Hsun Wang.
• Division of Infectious Diseases and Tropical Medicine, Department of Internal Medicine, Tri-Service General Hospital, National Defense Medical Center, Taipei, Taiwan, ROC.
• J Formos Med Assoc. 2023 Dec 14.

AbstractThe study aimed to describe respiratory syncytial virus infections among hospitalized adults between January 2021 and February 2023 from a single medical center in Taiwan. Clinical information from infected patients with RSV was via medical charts review. The incidence of RSV during the study period among adult inpatients showed seasonal variation and could be up to around 2 % in peak season. Among 19 patients identified, the major comorbidity was chronic heart disease (10/19; 52.6 %) followed by chronic pulmonary disease (5/19; 26.3 %) and diabetes mellitus (5/19; 26.3 %). A quarter of infected patients required intensive care with overall mortality reached 26.3 % and the readmission rates within 30 days after was 15.8 %. Our study results suggests that RSV infections among adults could cause a substantial disease burden on healthcare systems.Copyright © 2023 Formosan Medical Association. Published by Elsevier B.V. All rights reserved.

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