The Burden of Respiratory Syncytial Virus Infection in the Young

Respiratory syncytial virus (RSV) causes seasonal epidemics during the winter and wet seasons, particularly in young children. Although there is one drug available for prophylaxis, palivizumab, it is indicated for high-risk children only. Therefore a vaccine is urgently needed. This book provides an...

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spelling doab-20.500.12854ir-670532024-03-31T22:44:29Z The Burden of Respiratory Syncytial Virus Infection in the Young Resch, Bernhard Respiratory medicine thema EDItEUR::M Medicine and Nursing::MJ Clinical and internal medicine::MJK Dermatology Respiratory syncytial virus (RSV) causes seasonal epidemics during the winter and wet seasons, particularly in young children. Although there is one drug available for prophylaxis, palivizumab, it is indicated for high-risk children only. Therefore a vaccine is urgently needed. This book provides an overview of RSV and discusses its incidence and presentation in different populations, including preterm infants and children with congenital heart disease. It also discusses future strategies for RSV prophylaxis and developments in and barriers to creating a viable vaccine. 2021-04-20T16:01:47Z 2021-04-20T16:01:47Z 2019 book ONIX_20210420_9781789846430_2412 9781789846430 9781789846423 9781839622526 https://directory.doabooks.org/handle/20.500.12854/67053 eng image/jpeg n/a https://www.intechopen.com/books https://mts.intechopen.com/storage/books/8250/authors_book/authors_book.pdf IntechOpen IntechOpen 10.5772/intechopen.78206 10.5772/intechopen.78206 78a36484-2c0c-47cb-ad67-2b9f5cd4a8f6 9781789846430 9781789846423 9781839622526 IntechOpen 108 open access
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The Burden of Respiratory Syncytial Virus Infection in the Young
title The Burden of Respiratory Syncytial Virus Infection in the Young
title_full The Burden of Respiratory Syncytial Virus Infection in the Young
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title_short The Burden of Respiratory Syncytial Virus Infection in the Young
title_sort burden of respiratory syncytial virus infection in the young
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