References and Resources
RSV Prophylaxis Guidelines
- Respiratory Syncytial Virus
American Academy of Pediatrics. Respiratory Syncytial Virus. In: Pickering LK, Baker CJ, Kimberlin DW, Long SS, eds. Red Book: 2009 Report of the Committee on Infectious Diseases. 28th ed. Elk Grove Village, IL: American Academy of Pediatrics; 2009.
RSV Mortality and Hospitalizations
- Mortality Associated with Influenza and Respiratory Syncytial Virus in the United States
Thompson WW, Shay DK, Weintraub E, Brammer L, Cox N, Anderson LJ, Fukuda K. JAMA. 2003 Jan 8;289(2):179-86. - Bronchiolitis-Associated Hospitalizations Among US Children, 1980-1996
Shay DK, Holman RC, Newman RD, Liu LL, Stout JW, Anderson LJ. JAMA. Oct 20 1999:282(15):1440-46.
RSV Seasonality
- Substantial Variability in Community Respiratory Syncytial Virus Season Timing
Mullins JA, LaMonte AC, Bresee JS, Anderson LJ. Pediatr Infect Dis J. 2003;22:1-0.
RSV in the Elderly
- Respiratory Syncytial Virus Infection in Elderly and High-Risk Adults
Falsey AR, Hennessey RN, Formica MA, Cox C, Walsh EE. New Engl J Med. 2005 Apr 28;352(17):1749-59 - Respiratory Syncytial Virus Infection in Adults
Falsey AR, Walsh EE. Clin Microbiol Rev. 2000 Jul;13(3):371-84.
RSV—General Information
- Respiratory Syncytial Virus and Metapneumovirus. In Fields Virology
Knipe DM, Howley PM, eds. Philadelphia: Wolters Kluwer and Lippincott Williams & Wilkins, 2007:1601-1646.
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