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CHAMPS Data in Research: Global RSV-Related Infant Community Deaths

December 7, 2021

Respiratory syncytial virus (RSV) is a leading cause of pediatric death, with >99% of mortality occurring in low- and lower middle-income countries. At least half of RSV-related deaths are estimated to occur in the community, but clinical characteristics of this group of children remain poorly characterized.

The RSV Global Online Mortality Database (RSV GOLD), a global registry of under-5 children who have died with RSV-related illness, describes clinical characteristics of children dying of RSV through global data sharing. RSV GOLD acts as a collaborative platform for global deaths, including community mortality studies described in this supplement. Utilizing CHAMPS data, RSV GOLD aimed to compare the age distribution of infant deaths <6 months occurring in the community with in-hospital.

Click below to read the article.

Global Respiratory Syncytial Virus–Related Infant Community Deaths

Authors: Natalie I Mazur, Yvette N Löwensteyn, Joukje E Willemsen, Christopher J Gill, Leah Forman, Lawrence M Mwananyanda, Dianna M Blau, Robert F Breiman, Shabir A Madhi, Sana Mahtab, Emily S Gurley, Shams El Arifeen, Nega Assefa, J Anthony G Scott, Dickens Onyango, Beth A Tippet Barr, Karen L Kotloff, Samba O Sow, Inacio Mandomando, Ikechukwu Ogbuanu, Amara Jambai, Quique Bassat, CHAMPS Network the RSV GOLD Study Group , Mauricio T Caballero, Fernando P Polack, Saad Omer, Abdul Momin Kazi, Eric A F Simões, Ashish Satav, Louis J Bont