Potential for misclassification of community-acquired respiratory virus infections as healthcare-associated respiratory virus infections at a pediatric healthcare system

Key Points

• This research aims to analyze the classification accuracy of respiratory virus infections and its implications for surveillance.
• Conducted universal admission respiratory virus testing
• Evaluated cases of respiratory infections over a specific period
• Assessed the classification of HARVI vs. community-acquired infections
• 5%-14% of events were misclassified as HARVI
• Findings illustrate challenges in accurate infection classification
• Testing strategies significantly affect reported infection rates