Hypoxaemia is a common complication of childhood infections, particularly acute lower
respiratory tract infections. In pneumonia—a disease that disproportionately impacts …

Respiratory syncytial virus (RSV), an enveloped RNA virus in the Paramyxovirus family, is
the most important cause of lower respiratory tract infection in infants and young children …

Abstract Background Human coronavirus NL63 (HCoV-NL63) is a globally endemic
pathogen causing mild and severe respiratory tract infections with reinfections occurring …

Context Pneumonia is the leading cause of childhood death in sub-Saharan Africa.
Comparative estimates of the contribution of causative pathogens to the burden of disease …

Epidemics of respiratory syncytial virus (RSV) are known to occur in wintertime in temperate
countries including the United States, but there is a limited understanding of the importance …

Background Although many infants with respiratory syncytial virus (RSV) infection are
hospitalized, most infants are treated as outpatients. Limited data are available on the …

The emergence of natural isolates of human respiratory syncytial virus group B (HRSV-B)
with a 60-nucleotide (nt) duplication in the G protein gene in Buenos Aires, Argentina, in …

Background Respiratory syncytial virus (RSV) is the major cause of lower respiratory tract
infection in infants. The rate of decay of RSV-specific maternal antibodies (RSV-matAb), the …

This study aimed to quantify the effect of age, time since last infection, and infection history
on the rate of respiratory syncytial virus infection and the effect of age and infection history …

Background. Although necessary for develo** a rationale for vaccination, the burden of
severe respiratory syncytial virus (RSV) disease in children in resource-poor settings …