Respiratory Syncytial Virus Infection in Homeless Populations, Washington, USA

Homelessness has not previously been identified as a risk factor for respiratory syncytial virus (RSV) infection. We conducted an observational study at an urban safety-net hospital in Washington, USA, during 2012–2017. Hospitalized adults with RSV were more likely to be homeless, and several clinic...

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Autores principales: Boonyaratanakornkit, Jim, Ekici, Seda, Magaret, Amalia, Gustafson, Kathryn, Scott, Emily, Haglund, Micaela, Kuypers, Jane, Pergamit, Ronald, Lynch, John, Chu, Helen Y.
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Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Centers for Disease Control and Prevention 2019
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC6590761/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/31211675
http://dx.doi.org/10.3201/eid2507.181261
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author Boonyaratanakornkit, Jim
Ekici, Seda
Magaret, Amalia
Gustafson, Kathryn
Scott, Emily
Haglund, Micaela
Kuypers, Jane
Pergamit, Ronald
Lynch, John
Chu, Helen Y.
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Ekici, Seda
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description Homelessness has not previously been identified as a risk factor for respiratory syncytial virus (RSV) infection. We conducted an observational study at an urban safety-net hospital in Washington, USA, during 2012–2017. Hospitalized adults with RSV were more likely to be homeless, and several clinical outcome measures were worse with RSV than with influenza.
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spelling pubmed-65907612019-07-01 Respiratory Syncytial Virus Infection in Homeless Populations, Washington, USA Boonyaratanakornkit, Jim Ekici, Seda Magaret, Amalia Gustafson, Kathryn Scott, Emily Haglund, Micaela Kuypers, Jane Pergamit, Ronald Lynch, John Chu, Helen Y. Emerg Infect Dis Dispatch Homelessness has not previously been identified as a risk factor for respiratory syncytial virus (RSV) infection. We conducted an observational study at an urban safety-net hospital in Washington, USA, during 2012–2017. Hospitalized adults with RSV were more likely to be homeless, and several clinical outcome measures were worse with RSV than with influenza. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention 2019-07 /pmc/articles/PMC6590761/ /pubmed/31211675 http://dx.doi.org/10.3201/eid2507.181261 Text en https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/This is a publication of the U.S. Government. This publication is in the public domain and is therefore without copyright. All text from this work may be reprinted freely. Use of these materials should be properly cited.
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Lynch, John
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Respiratory Syncytial Virus Infection in Homeless Populations, Washington, USA
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