2023
Year-Round Respiratory Syncytial Virus Transmission in The Netherlands Following the COVID-19 Pandemic: A Prospective Nationwide Observational and Modeling Study
Löwensteyn Y, Zheng Z, Rave N, Bannier M, Billard M, Casalegno J, Pitzer V, Wildenbeest J, Weinberger D, Bont L, Putten M, Smit-Kleinlugtenbeld E, Peetsold M, van der Kuip M, van Goudoever H, van Keulen B, Boot A, Kloos R, van Gool S, Snepvangers Y, Kuijpers A, Menelik N, de Crom S, Miedema C, Tusscher G, van Giessen J, de Moor R, Faber M, Breukels M, Jaddoe V, Duijts L, Lutterman C, Vink I, Tramper-Stranders G, Oudshoorn A, Ritman A, Dubbink-Verheij G, Bolt J, Cakir C, Rietveld E, Bekhof J, Rings E, de Swart J, Driessen G, Doedens R, Nijssen L, van Onzenoort-Bokken L, Meijneke R, van Scherpenzeel M, Faber T, de Groof F, Schouten S, van de Zande J, de Coul M, Henriet S, Stol K, van Rossem M, Jacobs M, van Houten M, Zuurbier R, Plötz F, de Vries A, van der Heide R, van Boekholt A, de Jong G, Rashid A, Roelofs M, Illy K, Reijmerink N, van Dorth S, Schipper S, Rosias P, Teirlinck A. Year-Round Respiratory Syncytial Virus Transmission in The Netherlands Following the COVID-19 Pandemic: A Prospective Nationwide Observational and Modeling Study. The Journal Of Infectious Diseases 2023, 228: 1394-1399. PMID: 37477906, PMCID: PMC10640768, DOI: 10.1093/infdis/jiad282.Peer-Reviewed Original Research
2021
Estimation of the Timing and Intensity of Reemergence of Respiratory Syncytial Virus Following the COVID-19 Pandemic in the US
Zheng Z, Pitzer VE, Shapiro ED, Bont LJ, Weinberger DM. Estimation of the Timing and Intensity of Reemergence of Respiratory Syncytial Virus Following the COVID-19 Pandemic in the US. JAMA Network Open 2021, 4: e2141779. PMID: 34913973, PMCID: PMC8678706, DOI: 10.1001/jamanetworkopen.2021.41779.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsRespiratory syncytial virusRSV epidemicsMathematical modelRSV hospitalizationRSV seasonSyncytial virusSummer epidemicsRSV lower respiratory tract infectionLower respiratory tract infectionsCOVID-19 pandemicLarge RSV outbreaksMaternal-derived immunityRespiratory tract infectionsChildren 1 yearYears of ageSARS-CoV-2Simulation modeling studyProphylaxis administrationRSV circulationRSV infectionRSV outbreaksSecondary outcomesTract infectionsPrimary outcomeLeading cause
2015
Association between Respiratory Syncytial Virus Activity and Pneumococcal Disease in Infants: A Time Series Analysis of US Hospitalization Data
Weinberger DM, Klugman KP, Steiner CA, Simonsen L, Viboud C. Association between Respiratory Syncytial Virus Activity and Pneumococcal Disease in Infants: A Time Series Analysis of US Hospitalization Data. PLOS Medicine 2015, 12: e1001776. PMID: 25562317, PMCID: PMC4285401, DOI: 10.1371/journal.pmed.1001776.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsRespiratory syncytial virusPneumococcal pneumoniaRate of hospitalizationPneumococcal diseaseHospitalization dataSeven-valent pneumococcal conjugate vaccineBacterial infectionsRespiratory syncytial virus activityLaboratory-confirmed dataPneumococcal pneumonia hospitalizationsPneumococcal conjugate vaccineIntroduction of PCV7Secondary bacterial infectionState Inpatient DatabasesPoisson regression modelsRSV hospitalizationPCV7 introductionPneumonia hospitalizationsConjugate vaccineInpatient DatabaseSyncytial virusPneumococcal septicemiaPneumonia casesEpidemic timingHospitalization