Respiratory syncytial virus bronchiolitis in children

DK Smith, S Seales, C Budzik - American family physician, 2017 - aafp.org
Bronchiolitis is a common lower respiratory tract infection in infants and young children, and
respiratory syncytial virus (RSV) is the most common cause of this infection. RSV is …

Best practice in the prevention and management of paediatric respiratory syncytial virus infection

SB Drysdale, CA Green… - Therapeutic advances in …, 2016 - journals.sagepub.com
Respiratory syncytial virus (RSV) infection is ubiquitous with almost all infants having been
infected by 2 years of age and lifelong repeated infections common. It is the second largest …

Admission to the intensive care unit for respiratory syncytial virus bronchiolitis: a national survey before palivizumab use

D Prais, T Schonfeld, J Amir… - …, 2003 - publications.aap.org
Objective. Preterm infants, especially those with chronic lung disease (CLD), are considered
more susceptible to severe respiratory illness from respiratory syncytial virus (RSV) infection …

Respiratory syncytial virus infection in children

M Dawson-Caswell, HL Muncie Jr - American family physician, 2011 - aafp.org
Respiratory syncytial virus (RSV) is an RNA virus that causes respiratory tract infections in
children. In the Northern Hemisphere, the peak infection season is November through April …

Respiratory syncytial virus infection and bronchiolitis

G Piedimonte, MK Perez - Pediatrics in review, 2014 - publications.aap.org
2. Although the quest for a safe and effective vaccine remains unsuccessful, the more
vulnerable patients can be protected with passive prophylaxis. Because of limited clinical …

Treating acute bronchiolitis associated with RSV

RWP Steiner - American family physician, 2004 - aafp.org
Treatment for infants with bronchiolitis caused by respiratory syncytial virus (RSV) includes
supplemental oxygen, nasal suctioning, fluids to prevent dehydration, and other supportive …

Respiratory syncytial virus infection: clinical features, management, and prophylaxis

A Greenough - Current opinion in pulmonary medicine, 2002 - journals.lww.com
Respiratory syncytial virus (RSV) infects almost all children by two years of age, resulting in
a large number of hospital admissions in infants. Reactive airway disease is more common …

Monoclonal antibody treatment of RSV bronchiolitis in young infants: a randomized trial

K Alansari, FH Toaimah, DH Almatar, LA El Tatawy… - …, 2019 - publications.aap.org
BACKGROUND: Monoclonal antibody to respiratory syncytial virus (RSV; palivizumab) is
recommend for prophylaxis of high-risk infants during bronchiolitis seasons but not for RSV …

Respiratory syncytial virus disease: update on treatment and prevention

LR Krilov - Expert review of anti-infective therapy, 2011 - Taylor & Francis
Respiratory syncytial virus (RSV) is the leading cause of acute lower respiratory tract
infections in infants and young children, accounting for more than 100,000 hospitalizations …

Risk factors in children hospitalized with RSV bronchiolitis versus non–RSV bronchiolitis

CG García, R Bhore, A Soriano-Fallas, M Trost… - …, 2010 - publications.aap.org
BACKGROUND: The trends in hospitalization rates and risk factors for severe bronchiolitis
have not been recently described, especially after the routine implementation of prophylaxis …