The common cold

T Heikkinen, A Järvinen - The Lancet, 2003 - thelancet.com
Despite great advances in medicine, the common cold continues to be a great burden on
society in terms of human suffering and economic losses. Of the several viruses that cause …

Importance of respiratory viruses in acute otitis media

T Heikkinen, T Chonmaitree - Clinical microbiology reviews, 2003 - Am Soc Microbiol
Acute otitis media is usually considered a simple bacterial infection that is treated with
antibiotics. However, ample evidence derived from studies ranging from animal experiments …

Respiratory syncytial virus

CB Hall - Principles and practice of clinical virology, 1999 - Wiley Online Library
Respiratory synctial virus (RSV) infections are a common and concerning conundrum. This
ubiquitous agent is the major respiratory pathogen of young children, with life‐threatening …

Multiepitope-based subunit vaccine design and evaluation against respiratory syncytial virus using reverse vaccinology approach

M Tahir ul Qamar, Z Shokat, I Muneer, UA Ashfaq… - Vaccines, 2020 - mdpi.com
Respiratory syncytial virus (RSV) is primarily associated with respiratory disorders globally.
Despite the availability of information, there is still no competitive vaccine available for RSV …

Immunization of macaques with formalin-inactivated respiratory syncytial virus (RSV) induces interleukin-13-associated hypersensitivity to subsequent RSV infection

RL De Swart, T Kuiken, HH Timmerman… - Journal of …, 2002 - Am Soc Microbiol
Respiratory syncytial virus (RSV) is a major cause of severe respiratory disease in infants
and the elderly. RSV vaccine development has been hampered by results of clinical trials in …

Protection against respiratory syncytial virus by a recombinant Newcastle disease virus vector

L Martinez-Sobrido, N Gitiban… - Journal of …, 2006 - Am Soc Microbiol
Respiratory syncytial virus (RSV) is a major cause of severe lower respiratory tract disease
in infants and the elderly, but no safe and effective RSV vaccine is yet available. For reasons …

Effect of maternal antibodies on the infant immune response

WP Glezen - Vaccine, 2003 - Elsevier
Transplacentally-acquired antibodies are important for protection of infants in the early
months of life. Maternal antibodies may dampen the infant's primary antibody response to …

Old and new vaccine approaches

R Arnon, T Ben-Yedidia - International immunopharmacology, 2003 - Elsevier
The conventional, currently available vaccines, though quite successful, suffer from a few
shortcomings which hamper future vaccine development. We present herewith some of the …

Pathogenesis of respiratory syncytial virus infection

RA Tripp - Viral immunology, 2004 - liebertpub.com
Respiratory syncytial virus (RSV) is recognized as the most important cause of serious lower
respiratory tract illness in infants and young children worldwide causing repeat infections …

Growth of respiratory syncytial virus in primary epithelial cells from the human respiratory tract

PF Wright, MR Ikizler, RA Gonzales, KN Carroll… - Journal of …, 2005 - Am Soc Microbiol
Respiratory syncytial virus (RSV) is the most important cause of lower respiratory tract
disease in infants and children. To study RSV replication, we have developed an in vitro …