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cord-355450-v3eh1rtk	Boattini, Matteo	Influenza and respiratory syncytial virus infections in the oldest-old continent	2020-06-27		.txt	text/plain	2668	125	42	Influenza and respiratory syncytial virus (RSV) infections are associated with high rate of morbidity, mortality, and an important burden on healthcare systems worldwide, especially among elderly patients [1] [2] [3] [4] [5] [6] . Especially in epidemiological research, oldest-old patients are considered to be a part of the wider age group of the elderly (≥ 65 years old), and there is limited published evidence about predictors of severity of illness and mortality in viral infections, such as caused by influenza and RSV. The aim of this study was to describe the clinical features of an oldest-old population admitted with influenza and/or RSV infections in three southern European hospitals over two consecutive winter seasons and identify predictors of pneumonia, non-invasive ventilation (NIV), and in-hospital death (IHD). Moreover, in our study, hospital-acquired influenza and/or RSV infections were not identified as predictors of pneumonia, use of NIV, and IHD for patients aged 65 years and older, moving away from evidence available so far [9, 10] .	./cache/cord-355450-v3eh1rtk.txt	./txt/cord-355450-v3eh1rtk.txt