The impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on respiratory syncytial virus infection: a narrative review

YC Chuang, KP Lin, LA Wang, TK Yeh… - Infection and Drug …, 2023 - Taylor & Francis
Respiratory syncytial virus (RSV) is one of the most common respiratory viruses. It not only
affects young children but also the elderly and immunocompromised patients. After the …

Efficacy and safety of a bivalent RSV prefusion F vaccine in older adults

EE Walsh, G Pérez Marc, AM Zareba… - … England Journal of …, 2023 - Mass Medical Soc
Background Respiratory syncytial virus (RSV) infection causes considerable illness in older
adults. The efficacy and safety of an investigational bivalent RSV prefusion F protein–based …

[HTML][HTML] Global antibiotic use during the COVID-19 pandemic: analysis of pharmaceutical sales data from 71 countries, 2020–2022

A Nandi, S Pecetta, DE Bloom - EClinicalMedicine, 2023 - thelancet.com
Background Despite bacterial coinfection rates of less than 10%, antibiotics are prescribed
to an estimated 75% of patients with COVID-19, potentially exacerbating antimicrobial …

Going viral—RSV as the neglected adult respiratory virus

B Busack, AF Shorr - Pathogens, 2022 - mdpi.com
Human respiratory syncytial virus (RSV) is increasingly recognized as a significant viral
pathogen in adults with acute respiratory illness, particularly in the elderly, the …

Hospital admissions and need for mechanical ventilation in children with respiratory syncytial virus before and during the COVID-19 pandemic: a Danish nationwide …

U Nygaard, UB Hartling, J Nielsen… - The Lancet Child & …, 2023 - thelancet.com
Background The incidence of respiratory syncytial virus (RSV) increased in several
countries after the relaxation of COVID-19 restrictions. We aimed to investigate the age …

Acute respiratory infection emergency access in a tertiary care children hospital in Italy, prior and after the SARS‐CoV‐2 emergence

M Ciofi degli Atti, C Rizzo, C D'Amore… - Influenza and Other …, 2023 - Wiley Online Library
Background The COVID‐19 pandemic has changed the epidemiology of acute respiratory
infections (ARIs) in children. The aims of the present study were to describe the …

The age profile of respiratory syncytial virus burden in preschool children of low-and middle-income countries: A semi-parametric, meta-regression approach

M Antillón, X Li, L Willem, J Bilcke… - Plos …, 2023 - journals.plos.org
Background Respiratory syncytial virus (RSV) infections are among the primary causes of
death for children under 5 years of age worldwide. A notable challenge with many of the …

Incidence, hospitalization, and mortality in children aged 5 years and younger with respiratory syncytial virus‐related diseases: a systematic review and meta‐analysis

Y Duan, M Jiang, Q Huang, M Jia… - Influenza and Other …, 2023 - Wiley Online Library
Objectives Respiratory syncytial virus (RSV) is a leading cause of lower respiratory tract
infection in young children. We aimed to analyze the factors affecting the estimation of RSV …

Randomized, open-label phase 3 study evaluating immunogenicity, safety, and reactogenicity of RSVPreF3 OA coadministered with FLU-QIV-HD in adults aged≥ 65

R Buynak, K Cannon, D DeAtkine, J Kirby… - Infectious Diseases and …, 2024 - Springer
Introduction Respiratory syncytial virus (RSV) and influenza pose major disease burdens in
older adults due to an aging immune system and comorbidities; seasonal overlap exists …

Respiratory syncytial virus European laboratory network 2022 survey: need for harmonization and enhanced molecular surveillance

LD Presser, WMR van den Akker… - The Journal of Infectious …, 2024 - academic.oup.com
Respiratory syncytial virus (RSV) is a common pathogen causing mostly cold-like symptoms,
but in very young infants and elderly individuals it can lead to severe disease and even …