Epidemiology and prevention of respiratory syncytial virus infections in children in Italy

Epidemiology and prevention of respiratory syncytial virus infections in children in Italy

Abstract Respiratory syncytial virus (RSV) is the leading global cause of respiratory infections in infants and the second most frequent cause of death during the first year of life. This highly contagious seasonal virus is responsible for approximately 3 million hospitalizations and 120,000 deaths...

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Main Authors: Chiara Azzari, Eugenio Baraldi, Paolo Bonanni, Elena Bozzola, Alessandra Coscia, Marcello Lanari, Paolo Manzoni, Teresa Mazzone, Fabrizio Sandri, Giovanni Checcucci Lisi, Salvatore Parisi, Giorgio Piacentini, Fabio Mosca
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2021-10-01
Series:Italian Journal of Pediatrics
Subjects:
Respiratory syncytial virus
RSV
RSV epidemiology
RSV pediatric burden
RSV prevention
LRTI
Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1186/s13052-021-01148-8

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