An update on respiratory syncytial virus

Antonio Piralla; Zhengrong Chen; Hassan Zaraket

doi:10.1186/s12879-023-08730-x

An update on respiratory syncytial virus

BMC Infect Dis. 2023 Oct 27;23(1):734. doi: 10.1186/s12879-023-08730-x.

Authors

Antonio Piralla^#¹, Zhengrong Chen^#², Hassan Zaraket^#³

Affiliations

¹ Microbiology and Virology Department, Fondazione IRCCS Policlinico San Matteo, via Taramelli 5, Pavia, 27100, Italy. antonio.piralla@unipv.it.
² Department of Respiratory Disease, Children's Hospital of Soochow University, NO. 92, Zhongnan Street, Suzhou, PR of China. chen_zheng_rong@163.com.
³ Department of Experimental Pathology, Immunology, and Microbiology, Faculty of Medicine, American University of Beirut, Beirut, Lebanon. hassanzaraket@outlook.com.

^# Contributed equally.

Abstract

Respiratory syncytial virus (RSV) is a leading cause of acute respiratory infections resulting in a significant burden worldwide, particularly in children and older adults. This collection calls for original research papers that advance our understanding of the epidemiology, evolution, diagnosis, clinical management, and prevention of RSV infections.

Publication types

Editorial

MeSH terms

Aged
Child
Hospitalization
Humans
Infant
Respiratory Syncytial Virus Infections* / diagnosis
Respiratory Syncytial Virus Infections* / epidemiology
Respiratory Syncytial Virus Infections* / prevention & control
Respiratory Syncytial Virus, Human* / genetics
Respiratory Tract Infections* / diagnosis
Respiratory Tract Infections* / epidemiology
Risk Factors