Background: Respiratory syncytial virus (RSV) bronchiolitis is one of the most common respiratory tract infections in children, resulting in substantial global morbidity and mortality. However, we have limited insight in the burden of severe RSV bronchiolitis for which paediatric intensive care unit (...
RSV infections are usually mild in healthy children and adults, but may be severe in premature infants, children with congenital heart disease or chronic lung disease, adults aged 65 years or older, and immunocompromised individuals. Each year in the US, RSV infection results in 58 000 to...
Caroline Breese Hall3, Amy M Barrett1, Parthiv J Mahadevia2 and Ram Yogev4 Abstract Background: The objective of this literature review was to determine whether crowding in the home is associated with an increased risk of severe respiratory syncytial virus (RSV) disease in children younger than...
RSV is the leading cause of hospitalization in children in the winter months, with research also suggesting that severe RSV infections can also occur in adults. Treatment for RSV can only be symptomatic and supportive in the absence of a proper vaccine. The effect of RSV on morbidity and morta...
The objective of this literature review was to determine whether crowding in the home is associated with an increased risk of severe respiratory syncytial virus (RSV) disease in children younger than 5 years. Methods A computerized literature search of PubMed and EMBASE was conducted on residentia...
INTRODUCTION: Viruses are the most important causative agents ofacute lower respiratory tract infections (ALRTIs), ranked as the second leading cause of death and the primary cause of hospitalization in children. Respiratory syncytial virus (RSV) and human metapneumovirus (hMPV) are among the comm...
RSV infections are usually mild in healthy children and adults, but may be severe in premature infants, children with congenital heart disease or chronic lung disease, adults aged 65 years or older, and immunocompromised individuals. Each year in the US, RSV infection results in 58 000 to ...
In particular, RSV infections among young children are filling some U.S. hospitals to capacity. Surveillance data collected by the CDC clearly shows a rise in RSV cases nationwide in recent weeks, with cases detected by PCR tests more than tripling over the past two months. ...
A systematic review of 34 articles reporting case fatality rates in young children hospitalized for severe RSV LRTI, according to the presence of underlying RSV risk factors, was conducted. The weighted mean case fatality rate was 1.2% (range, 0–8.3%; median, 0%; n = 10) among preterm ...
RSVThe objective of this study was to determine the efficacy and safety of frequently inhaled nebulized hypertonic saline (HS) in infants with moderate to severe bronchiolitis. One hundred and twenty-six infants were randomized to receive either nebulized 3% hypertonic saline (HS) or 0.9% normal ...