SUMMARY
Objectives of the study:
1. To assess the incidence of bronchiolitis in children presenting to FPs
2. To describe RSV seasonality in Italy
3. To investigate on the role of prematurity on RSV infection/bronchiolitis onset and progression
4. To evaluate the prevalence of RSV-associated bronchiolitis on total cases of bronchiolitis treated in primary care setting
5. To estimate health care resource utilization
6. To investigate on medicine utilization and time trend
Exploratory objective: To evaluate the prevalence of RSV-associated bronchiolitis of children visited previously by a FPs on total cases of bronchiolitis of children visited previously by a FPs in the hospital settings.
Study design: Retrospective cohort study
PARTECIPANTS AND COLLABORATIONS
PUBLICATIONS
Barbieri E, Cavagnis S, Scamarcia A, Cantarutti L, Bertizzolo L, Bangert M, Parisi S, Cantarutti A, Baraldi E, Giaquinto C, Baldo V. Assessing the burden of bronchiolitis and lower respiratory tract infections in children ≤24 months of age in Italy, 2012-2019. Front Pediatr. 2023 May 5;11:1143735. doi: 10.3389/fped.2023.1143735.PMID: 37215598.