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This study addressed respiratory syncytial virus (RSV) infection during pregnancy

Increased collaboration and engagement across all sectors can optimise the use of linked data to help reduce the burden of infectious diseases

We assessed the impact of PCV on all-cause and pathogen-specific pneumonia hospitalizations in Western Australian (WA) children aged 16 years.

Reliance on hospital discharge diagnosis codes alone will likely underestimate the burden of respiratory viruses

Children with acute respiratory tract infection (ARTI) frequently exhibit virus-virus codetection, yet the clinical significance of ARTI remains contentious.

Our results lend support to a vaccination strategy which includes family members in order to provide maximum protection for newborn babies.

Children who were born with reduced gestational age, birthweight, and birth length have persistently increased rates of infection-related admissions to hospital until age 18 years

Bronchiolitis hospitalisations are a reasonable proxy for the timing of RSV detections, but may not fully capture the magnitude of RSV epidemics

We outline the processes involved in conducting a Proof of Concept data linkage project including the implementation of national data integration principles

Coinfection is not associated with increased clinical severity, but further investigations by pathogen pairs are warranted