To date, there is no consensus regarding palivizumab prophylaxis for respiratory syncytial virus infection. The purpose of this study is to assess the effectiveness of palivizumab prophylaxis to prevent respiratory syncytial virus-related infection ...
Natividad Viguria +5 more
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Respiratory Syncytial Virus Vaccines [PDF]
SUMMARYRespiratory syncytial virus (RSV) is the most important cause of viral lower respiratory tract illness (LRI) in infants and children worldwide and causes significant LRI in the elderly and in immunocompromised patients. The goal of RSV vaccination is to prevent serious RSV-associated LRI.
R A, Dudas, R A, Karron
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RSV infection and recurrence of respiratory tract obstruction in children
Viruses, including the respiratory syncytial virus, are the most common aetiological factor of respiratory infections in children. The disease most often occurs between November and April in the northern climate zone, with a peak incidence in January ...
Karolina Kapusta +2 more
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Incidence of viral respiratory infections in a prospective cohort of outpatient and hospitalized children aged ≤5 years and its associated cost in Buenos Aires, Argentina [PDF]
Background: Although information about the incidence of viral respiratory illnesses and their associated cost can help health officials explore the value of interventions, data are limited from middle-income countries.
Azziz Baumgartner, Eduardo +6 more
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Viral etiology of acute respiratory infections in hospitalized children in Novosibirsk City, Russia (2013 - 2017). [PDF]
BACKGROUND:Acute respiratory infections (ARIs) cause a considerable morbidity and mortality worldwide especially in children. However, there are few studies of the etiological structure of ARIs in Russia. In this work, we analyzed the etiology of ARIs in
Olga Kurskaya +11 more
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Modulation of Host Immunity by Human Respiratory Syncytial Virus Virulence Factors: A Synergic Inhibition of Both Innate and Adaptive Immunity [PDF]
Indexación: Web of Science; Scopus.The Human Respiratory Syncytial Virus (hRSV) is a major cause of acute lower respiratory tract infections (ARTIs) and high rates of hospitalizations in children and in the elderly worldwide.
Alexis M. Kalergis +9 more
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Human and bovine respiratory syncytial virus vaccine research and development [PDF]
Human (HRSV) and bovine (BRSV) respiratory syncytial viruses (RSV) are two closely related viruses, which are the most important causative agents of respiratory tract infections of young children and calves, respectively.
Deplanche, Martine +2 more
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Objective: To explore the distribution and clinical manifestations of rhinovirus infection in wheezing children, and compare the clinical differences between rhinovirus- and respiratory syncytial virus-induced wheezing.
Huiquan Sun +8 more
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Summary: Background: Influenza virus, respiratory syncytial virus, parainfluenza virus, and metapneumovirus are the most common viruses associated with acute lower respiratory infections in young children (
You Li, MSc +92 more
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Genetic relatedness of infecting and reinfecting respiratory syncytial virus strains identified in a birth cohort from rural Kenya [PDF]
Background: Respiratory syncytial virus (RSV) reinfects individuals repeatedly. The extent to which this is a consequence of RSV antigenic diversity is unclear.
Alexander G. Mwihuri +50 more
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