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These results allowed the estimation of outpatient and ER visits, hospitalizations, total length-of-stay and deaths of RSV-related illnesses from national databases available in the public domain for the 2011\u20132023 period. Incidence rates were also calculated considering the official population projections for the period analyzed.<\/jats:p>\n                  <\/jats:sec>\n                  <jats:sec>\n                    <jats:title>Results<\/jats:title>\n                    <jats:p>RSV-proportions accounted for 31.76% and 16.03% of outpatient visits in children 0 to 11 months-old (&amp;lt;1yo) and children 12 to 23 months-old (1yo) respectively; In &amp;lt;2yo RSV-proportions were 17.96% in ER and 20.25% (pneumonia) to 34.72% (bronchiolitis) in hospitalization. Mean length-of-stay and mortality were highest in preterm &amp;lt;1yo (7.04 days, 2.11%) followed by at-term &amp;lt;1yo (5.77 days; 1.4%) and 1yo (4.77; 0.87%). Mechanical ventilation followed a similar trend (12.24%, 5.77% and 2.03%). Seasonally (96% autumn-winter), RSV caused in &amp;lt;2yo \u223c772,450 outpatient visits, \u223c185,326 ER visits, and \u223c26,873 hospitalizations. Annual rates per 1,000 children were \u223c248 and \u223c107 in &amp;lt;1yo and 1yo respectively in outpatient settings; \u223c55, \u223c30 in ER settings and \u223c32 in preterm &amp;lt;1yo, \u223c9 at-term &amp;lt;1yo and \u223c4 in 1yo in hospitalization settings.<\/jats:p>\n                  <\/jats:sec>\n                  <jats:sec>\n                    <jats:title>Conclusions<\/jats:title>\n                    <jats:p>RSV burden-of-disease was seasonal, imposing a major burden on healthcare facilities during autumn-winter. Children &amp;lt;1yo were the most affected in the three clinical settings analyzed. 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