Soyang Kwon, Sarah Welch, Maryann Mason
Physical education environment and student physical activity levels in low-income communities
BMC public health
respiratory syncytial virus rsv common cause acute respiratory tract infection children including thailand conducted study evaluate economic clinical outcomes patients 2 years old rsv infection tertiary teaching hospital thailand retrospective cohort study 20142021 eligible patients report least 1 positive rsv test 2 years old descriptive statistics used describe baseline characteristics healthcare resource utilization direct medical costs 1 us dollars usd 3198 thai baht clinical outcomes among 1370 rsvpositive patients 499 patients n 683 hospitalized within 3 days rsv diagnosis median length stay 6 days interquartile range iqr 49 days 388 diagnosed rsvrelated respiratory complications n 532 15 died hospitalization episode n 20 total 225 hospitalized patients n 154 received critical care hospitalization episode median cost rsv episode usd539 iqr usd167usd2106 higher among hospitalized patients median usd2112 iqr usd1379usd3182 compared nonhospitalized patients median usd167 iqr usd112usd276 rsv infection represents potentially important contributor healthcare resource use medical costs among children 2 years old thailand coupled epidemiologic data findings study useful illustrate overall economic burden associated rsv infection among children thailand