Disease burden due to respiratory syncytial virus in Indian pediatric population: A literature review

C Ghia, G Rambhad - Clinical Medicine Insights: Pediatrics, 2021 - journals.sagepub.com
Respiratory syncytial virus (RSV) is one of the leading causes of lower respiratory tract
infections in young children. Globally, there is huge disease burden, high treatment cost …

Prevalence of Respiratory Syncytial Virus Among Children Under 5 Years of Age in Sub-Saharan Africa

H Mitiku, T Tesfa, M Edae… - Global Pediatric Health, 2024 - journals.sagepub.com
Background. Pneumonia and bronchiolitis are common childhood illnesses caused by the
respiratory syncytial virus. A systematic analysis of published epidemiological data in sub …

[HTML][HTML] High seroprevalence of antibodies against human respiratory syncytial virus and evidence of respiratory syncytial virus reinfection in young children in …

S Pasittungkul, I Thongpan, P Vichaiwattana… - International Journal of …, 2022 - Elsevier
Objectives To investigate the seroprevalence of respiratory syncytial virus (RSV) infections
in young children, the correlation between RSV antibody levels in maternal and cord serum …

Clinical and epidemiological determinants of lower respiratory tract infections in hospitalized pediatric patients

M Mirkarimi, M Alisamir, S Saraf… - … Journal of Pediatrics, 2020 - Wiley Online Library
Background. Lower respiratory tract infection (LRTI) is the main cause of pediatric mortality
and morbidity in low‐and middle‐income countries. Purpose. This study was carried out to …

Biomarkers of systemic inflammation in Ugandan infants and children hospitalized with respiratory syncytial virus infection

J Sawatzky, J Soo, AL Conroy… - The Pediatric …, 2019 - journals.lww.com
Background: Optimizing outcomes in respiratory syncytial virus (RSV) pneumonia requires
accurate diagnosis and determination of severity that, in resource-limited settings, is often …

Seroepidemiology of respiratory syncytial virus infection in rural and semi-rural areas of the Littoral region of Cameroon

H Mandi, BC Epie, A Eyoh, S Jan, SAC Clemens… - BMC Infectious …, 2021 - Springer
Background The respiratory syncytial virus (RSV) has been established as a leading cause
of acute lower respiratory illness (ALRI) in infants and children. In 2015, the global disease …

Respiratory syncytial virus in severe lower respiratory infections in previously healthy young Ethiopian infants

AY Weldetsadik, F Riedel - BMC pediatrics, 2021 - Springer
Abstract Background Respiratory Syncytial Virus (RSV) is the commonest cause of acute
lower respiratory infections (ALRI) in infants. However, the burden of RSV is unknown in …

Outbreak of respiratory syncytial virus infection in Eastern India during COVID-19 pandemic: An observational study from a single pediatric intensive care unit

B Mandal, S Roychowdhoury, P Barui… - Journal of Pediatric …, 2022 - journals.lww.com
Background: After the peak of the second wave of COVID-19 pandemic, we faced a surge of
respiratory syncytial virus (RSV) infection. This study was aimed to estimate the severity …

[HTML][HTML] Human respiratory syncytial virus subtypes A and B infection among children attending primary and secondary health care facilities in Ibadan, Nigeria

O Ogunsemowo, DO Olaleye… - Archives of basic and …, 2018 - ncbi.nlm.nih.gov
Human respiratory syncytial virus (HRSV) causes high morbidity and mortality in infants and
young children. Although a high prevalence of HRSV has been reported in Nigeria, the …

Epidemiology of Respiratory Syncytial Virus-Associated Acute Lower Respiratory Tract Infection among Hospitalized Under-5s in Northwestern Nigeria

MA Garba, FJ Giwa, H Adelaiye… - Journal of Pediatric …, 2023 - thieme-connect.com
Objective Globally, 33 million cases of respiratory syncytial virus (RSV) infections occur
annually among under-fives (5s). Ninety-nine percent of deaths from RSV occur in low-and …