The natural history of respiratory syncytial virus in a birth cohort: the influence of age and previous infection on reinfection and disease. [PDF]
This study aimed to quantify the effect of age, time since last infection, and infection history on the rate of respiratory syncytial virus infection and the effect of age and infection history on the risk of respiratory syncytial virus disease.
Bottomley, C +7 more
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A 2-year-old girl with chronic crackles after respiratory syncytial virus infection: a case report
Background Respiratory syncytial virus is the most common cause of lower respiratory tract infections in infants and young children. While the majority of infants display only mild upper respiratory tract infection or occasionally otitis media, around ...
Katarzyna Woicka-Kolejwa +2 more
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Biochemical prevention and treatment of viral infections – A new paradigm in medicine for infectious diseases [PDF]
For two centuries, vaccination has been the dominating approach to develop prophylaxis against viral infections through immunological prevention. However, vaccines are not always possible to make, are ineffective for many viral infections, and also carry
Fang, Fang, Le Calvez, Hervé, Yu, Mang
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Prevalence of upper respiratory tract infections at a tertiary care hospital in the city of São Paulo [PDF]
Objective: To evaluate the prevalence of pathogens in the upper respiratory tract according to age at a tertiary care hospital in the city of São Paulo. Methods: A total of 6,144 biological material tests from upper respiratory airways were analyzed: 740
Amilton Mouro +3 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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To investigate the prevalence of common viruses and Mycoplasma pneumoniae (MP) in hospitalized infants with acute bronchiolitis and study the relationship between bronchiolitis and meteorological conditions.
Zheng-Rong Chen +6 more
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Infants hospitalized for Bordetella pertussis infection commonly have respiratory viral coinfections [PDF]
Background: Whether viral coinfections cause more severe disease than Bordetella pertussis (B. pertussis) alone remains unclear. We compared clinical disease severity and sought clinical and demographic differences between infants with B.
Agricola, Eleonora +22 more
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Kinetics of the neutralizing antibody response to respiratory syncytial virus infections in a birth cohort [PDF]
The kinetics of respiratory syncytial virus (RSV) neutralizing antibodies following birth, primary and secondary infections are poorly defined. The aims of the study were to measure and compare neutralizing antibody responses at different time points in ...
Cane, Patricia +5 more
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Availability of accurate data on the burden of the Human Respiratory Syncytial Virus (HRSV) can help to implement better strategies to curb this burden in Africa continent among people with acute respiratory tract infections (ARTI).
Jean Joel Bigna +6 more
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A new subunit vaccine based on nucleoprotein nanoparticles confers partial clinical and virological protection in calves against bovine respiratory syncytial virus [PDF]
Human and bovine respiratory syncytial viruses (HRSV and BRSV) are two closely related, worldwide prevalent viruses that are the leading cause of severe airway disease in children and calves, respectively.
Bernadet, Philippe +14 more
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