Table 3.
RSV cases and RSV cases with severe outcomes by gender and age‐group (RSV cases and deceased RSV cases: week 01/2009‐20/2018; ICU‐admitted RSV cases and ventilated RSV cases: week 01/2013‐20/2018 original sentinel hospitals, week 01/2015‐20/2018 additional sentinel hospitals)
| Age‐group | RSV cases | ICU‐admitted RSV cases | Ventilated RSV cases | Deceased RSV cases | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Male | Female | Male | Female | Male | Female | Male | Female | |
| n (%) | n (%) | n (%) | n (%) | n (%) | n (%) | n (%) | n (%) | |
| 0‐5 months | 2684 (54) | 2099 (55) | 164 (63) | 164 (71) | 61 (60) | 53 (63) | 0 (0) | 3 (19) |
| 6 months‐1 year | 1875 (38) | 1338 (35) | 54 (21) | 35 (15) | 17 (17) | 10 (12) | 2 (22) | 3 (19) |
| 2‐4 years | 273 (6) | 252 (7) | 12 (5) | 9 (4) | 3 (3) | 5 (6) | 1 (11) | 1 (6) |
| 5‐64 years | 62 (1) | 56 (1) | 13 (5) | 5 (2) | 6 (6) | 2 (2) | 1 (11) | 2 (13) |
| ≥65 years | 61 (1) | 61 (2) | 19 (7) | 17 (7) | 14 (14) | 14 (17) | 5 (56) | 7 (44) |
| Total | 4955 | 3806 | 262 | 230 | 101 | 84 | 9 | 16 |