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respiratory syncytial virus rsv important cause childhood hospitalizations aim study estimate rates rsvrelated hospitalizations children aged less 5 years poland retrospective observational cohort study based data obtained national health fund poland regarding acute respiratory tract infections rsvcoded admissions children age 5 years public hospitals july 2015 june 2023 patients stratified based following age groups 01 month 23 months 46 months 712 months 1324 months 2560 months number rsvrelated hospitalizations increased every season ending phase coronavirus disease 2019 covid19 pandemic covid19 pandemic associated shift seasonality pattern rsv infection hospitalization rates per 1000 inhabitants highest children aged 012 months reaching 473 202223 season within group highest hospitalization rate observed children aged 23 months949 202223 season ending phase covid19 pandemic observed increase admission rates 2 4 5fold precovid rate children aged 12 months 1224 months 2560 months respectively poland rsv infections cause significant burden hospitalized children aged less 5 years rsvrelated hospitalizations frequent children aged less 1 year covid19 pandemic associated shift seasonality pattern rsv infections pandemic rsvrelated hospitalizations observed older children aged 13 months older vs prepandemic phase