RSV prevention in all infants: which is the most preferable strategy?

S Esposito, B Abu Raya, E Baraldi, K Flanagan… - Frontiers in …, 2022 - frontiersin.org
Respiratory syncytial virus (RSV) causes a spectrum of respiratory illnesses in infants and
young children that may lead to hospitalizations and a substantial number of outpatient …

Expected impact of universal immunization with nirsevimab against RSV-related outcomes and costs among all US infants in their first RSV season: a static model

A Kieffer, M Beuvelet, A Sardesai… - The Journal of …, 2022 - academic.oup.com
Background Respiratory syncytial virus (RSV) is associated with substantial morbidity in the
United States, especially among infants. Nirsevimab, an investigational long-acting …

Efficacy of nirsevimab against respiratory syncytial virus lower respiratory tract infections in preterm and term infants, and pharmacokinetic extrapolation to infants with …

EAF Simões, SA Madhi, WJ Muller… - The Lancet Child & …, 2023 - thelancet.com
Background In a phase 2b trial and the phase 3 MELODY trial, nirsevimab, an extended half-
life, monoclonal antibody against respiratory syncytial virus (RSV), protected healthy infants …

Deep immune profiling of MIS-C demonstrates marked but transient immune activation compared with adult and pediatric COVID-19

LA Vella, JR Giles, AE Baxter, DA Oldridge… - Science …, 2021 - science.org
Pediatric coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) after SARS-CoV-2 infection is associated
with fewer hospitalizations and often milder disease than in adults. A subset of children …

4′-Fluorouridine is an oral antiviral that blocks respiratory syncytial virus and SARS-CoV-2 replication

J Sourimant, CM Lieber, M Aggarwal, RM Cox, JD Wolf… - Science, 2022 - science.org
The COVID-19 pandemic has underscored the critical need for broad-spectrum therapeutics
against respiratory viruses. Respiratory syncytial virus (RSV) is a major threat to pediatric …

Respiratory syncytial virus (RSV) RNA in wastewater settled solids reflects RSV clinical positivity rates

B Hughes, D Duong, BJ White… - … & Technology Letters, 2022 - ACS Publications
Wastewater-based epidemiology (WBE) uses concentrations of infectious agent targets in
wastewater to infer infection trends in the contributing community. To date, WBE has been …

Trends in respiratory virus circulation following COVID-19-targeted nonpharmaceutical interventions in Germany, January-September 2020: Analysis of national …

DY Oh, S Buda, B Biere, J Reiche… - The Lancet Regional …, 2021 - thelancet.com
Background During the initial COVID-19 response, Germany's Federal Government
implemented several nonpharmaceutical interventions (NPIs) that were instrumental in …

Molecular and phenotypic characteristics of RSV infections in infants during two nirsevimab randomized clinical trials

B Ahani, KM Tuffy, AA Aksyuk, D Wilkins… - Nature …, 2023 - nature.com
Nirsevimab is a monoclonal antibody that binds to the respiratory syncytial virus (RSV)
fusion protein. During the Phase 2b (NCT02878330) and MELODY (NCT03979313) clinical …

Infants admitted to US intensive care units for RSV infection during the 2022 seasonal peak

N Halasa, LD Zambrano, JZ Amarin… - JAMA network …, 2023 - jamanetwork.com
Importance Respiratory syncytial virus (RSV) is the leading cause of lower respiratory tract
infections (LRTIs) and infant hospitalization worldwide. Objective To evaluate the …

Palivizumab prophylaxis in infants and young children at increased risk of hospitalization for respiratory syncytial virus infection

MT Caserta, ST O'Leary, FM Munoz, SL Ralston - Pediatrics, 2023 - publications.aap.org
Guidance from the American Academy of Pediatrics (AAP) for the use of palivizumab
prophylaxis against respiratory syncytial virus (RSV) was first published in a policy statement …