Maala Bhatt

External Validation of Risk Scores for Pediatric Pneumonia

Background: Neither the Pneumonia Risk Score ( PRS ) nor the VALS-DANCE diagnostic tool has been externally validated using a reference standard specific for bacterial pneumonia. We used a previously published cohort of children with suspected bacterial pneumonia to externally va...

Respiratory Syncytial Virus–Related Hospitalizations Among Infants Receiving Nirsevimab

Importance Respiratory syncytial virus (RSV) is a leading cause of hospitalization among infants. Nirsevimab, a long-acting monoclonal antibody that protects against severe RSV, was publicly funded for all infants in the Canadian provinces of Ontario and Quebec starting in the fa...