Respiratory Syncytial Virus among Hospitalised Children in an Era of Pneumococcal Vaccination

Respiratory syncytial virus mortality among young children.

Respiratory Syncytial Virus Infection in Children

Respiratory Syncytial Virus (RSV) is considered the most common viral agent of lower respiratory tract infections in infants and young children. It is commonly involved in bronchiolitis and pneumonia in infants [1,2]. The virus infects the ciliated epithelial cells lining the airways, and their rapid destruction results in the symptoms characteristic of the infection, such as fever, rhinorrhea,...

[Respiratory syncytial virus infection in children].

Respiratory syncytial virus (RSV) is the leading cause of lower respiratory disease in young children in both developing and developed countries. By age 2, nearly all children have been infected by RSV.The clinical manifestations range from mild upper respiratory symptoms to bronchiolitis and pneumonia. First infections are nearly always symptomatic and frequently cause lower respiratory tract ...

Influenza A virus among the hospitalized young children with acute respiratory infection. Is influenza A co infected with respiratory syncytial virus?

Background: Both influenza A virus (IAV) and respiratory syncytial virus (RSV) cause acute respiratory infection (ARI) in infants and young children. This study was conducted to determine Influenza A virus and its co infection with RSV among the hospitalized children with ARI. Methods: A total of 153 throat samples of the hospitalized young children aged between below one year and 5 years with...

Six-month to 3-year follow-up of children with acute respiratory infections caused by respiratory syncytial virus

Background and Objective: This study was performed to investigate long-term complications of Respiratory Syncytial Viral infections in patients admitted to Ali Asghar Hospital with acute respiratory infections who presented to follow-up outpatient clinics 6 months to 3 years after discharge, between years 2009 and 2011. Methods: In this retrospective observational study that was performed in a...