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Pneumonia caused by respiratory syncytial virus

MedGen UID:
509028
•Concept ID:
C0152413
•
Disease or Syndrome
Synonym: Respiratory Syncytial Virus Pneumonia
SNOMED CT: Pneumonia caused by respiratory syncytial virus (195881003)

Definition

Pneumonia that is attributed to the respiratory syncytial virus. [from NCI]

Term Hierarchy

CClinical test,  RResearch test,  OOMIM,  GGeneReviews,  VClinVar  
  • CROGVPneumonia caused by respiratory syncytial virus

Professional guidelines

PubMed

Hyperimmune Globulins for the Management of Infectious Diseases.
Pati I, Cruciani M, Candura F, Massari MS, Piccinini V, Masiello F, Profili S, De Fulvio L, Pupella S, De Angelis V
Viruses 2023 Jul 13;15(7) doi: 10.3390/v15071543. PMID: 37515229Free PMC Article
Qingkailing Injection () for Treatment of Children Pneumonia Induced by Respiratory Syncytial Virus: A Meta-Analysis of Randomized Controlled Trials.
He S, Li WS, Luo YJ, Ye CL, Zhang ZY
Chin J Integr Med 2018 Apr;24(4):288-295. Epub 2017 Aug 17 doi: 10.1007/s11655-017-2763-7. PMID: 28819777

Recent clinical studies

Etiology

Epidemiology of Respiratory Infections during the COVID-19 Pandemic.
Principi N, Autore G, Ramundo G, Esposito S
Viruses 2023 May 13;15(5) doi: 10.3390/v15051160. PMID: 37243246Free PMC Article
Respiratory syncytial virus infection in the modern era.
Ludlow M
Curr Opin Infect Dis 2023 Jun 1;36(3):155-163. Epub 2023 Mar 20 doi: 10.1097/QCO.0000000000000917. PMID: 36939556
Ribavirin for Treatment of Subjects with Respiratory Syncytial Virus-Related Infection: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis.
Tejada S, Martinez-Reviejo R, Karakoc HN, Peña-López Y, Manuel O, Rello J
Adv Ther 2022 Sep;39(9):4037-4051. Epub 2022 Jul 25 doi: 10.1007/s12325-022-02256-5. PMID: 35876973
Estimates of the global, regional, and national morbidity, mortality, and aetiologies of lower respiratory infections in 195 countries, 1990-2016: a systematic analysis for the Global Burden of Disease Study 2016.
GBD 2016 Lower Respiratory Infections Collaborators
Lancet Infect Dis 2018 Nov;18(11):1191-1210. Epub 2018 Sep 19 doi: 10.1016/S1473-3099(18)30310-4. PMID: 30243584Free PMC Article
Epidemiology and etiology of childhood pneumonia.
Rudan I, Boschi-Pinto C, Biloglav Z, Mulholland K, Campbell H
Bull World Health Organ 2008 May;86(5):408-16. doi: 10.2471/blt.07.048769. PMID: 18545744Free PMC Article

Diagnosis

Epidemiology of Respiratory Infections during the COVID-19 Pandemic.
Principi N, Autore G, Ramundo G, Esposito S
Viruses 2023 May 13;15(5) doi: 10.3390/v15051160. PMID: 37243246Free PMC Article
Ribavirin for Treatment of Subjects with Respiratory Syncytial Virus-Related Infection: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis.
Tejada S, Martinez-Reviejo R, Karakoc HN, Peña-López Y, Manuel O, Rello J
Adv Ther 2022 Sep;39(9):4037-4051. Epub 2022 Jul 25 doi: 10.1007/s12325-022-02256-5. PMID: 35876973
Recent advances in the detection of respiratory virus infection in humans.
Zhang N, Wang L, Deng X, Liang R, Su M, He C, Hu L, Su Y, Ren J, Yu F, Du L, Jiang S
J Med Virol 2020 Apr;92(4):408-417. Epub 2020 Feb 4 doi: 10.1002/jmv.25674. PMID: 31944312Free PMC Article
Infection-related asthma.
Darveaux JI, Lemanske RF Jr
J Allergy Clin Immunol Pract 2014 Nov-Dec;2(6):658-63. Epub 2014 Nov 6 doi: 10.1016/j.jaip.2014.09.011. PMID: 25439354Free PMC Article
Viral pneumonia.
Ruuskanen O, Lahti E, Jennings LC, Murdoch DR
Lancet 2011 Apr 9;377(9773):1264-75. Epub 2011 Mar 22 doi: 10.1016/S0140-6736(10)61459-6. PMID: 21435708Free PMC Article

Therapy

Association of respiratory infections and the impact of vaccinations on cardiovascular diseases.
Rademacher J, Therre M, Hinze CA, Buder F, Böhm M, Welte T
Eur J Prev Cardiol 2024 May 11;31(7):877-888. doi: 10.1093/eurjpc/zwae016. PMID: 38205961
RSV through the COVID-19 pandemic: Burden, shifting epidemiology, and implications for the future.
Stein RT, Zar HJ
Pediatr Pulmonol 2023 Jun;58(6):1631-1639. Epub 2023 Mar 3 doi: 10.1002/ppul.26370. PMID: 36811330
Ribavirin for Treatment of Subjects with Respiratory Syncytial Virus-Related Infection: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis.
Tejada S, Martinez-Reviejo R, Karakoc HN, Peña-López Y, Manuel O, Rello J
Adv Ther 2022 Sep;39(9):4037-4051. Epub 2022 Jul 25 doi: 10.1007/s12325-022-02256-5. PMID: 35876973
Antibodies to combat viral infections: development strategies and progress.
Pantaleo G, Correia B, Fenwick C, Joo VS, Perez L
Nat Rev Drug Discov 2022 Sep;21(9):676-696. Epub 2022 Jun 20 doi: 10.1038/s41573-022-00495-3. PMID: 35725925Free PMC Article
Viral pneumonia.
Ruuskanen O, Lahti E, Jennings LC, Murdoch DR
Lancet 2011 Apr 9;377(9773):1264-75. Epub 2011 Mar 22 doi: 10.1016/S0140-6736(10)61459-6. PMID: 21435708Free PMC Article

Prognosis

The effects of the COVID-19 pandemic on community respiratory virus activity.
Chow EJ, Uyeki TM, Chu HY
Nat Rev Microbiol 2023 Mar;21(3):195-210. Epub 2022 Oct 17 doi: 10.1038/s41579-022-00807-9. PMID: 36253478Free PMC Article
Severe Morbidity and Short- and Mid- to Long-term Mortality in Older Adults Hospitalized with Respiratory Syncytial Virus Infection.
Tseng HF, Sy LS, Ackerson B, Solano Z, Slezak J, Luo Y, Fischetti CA, Shinde V
J Infect Dis 2020 Sep 14;222(8):1298-1310. doi: 10.1093/infdis/jiaa361. PMID: 32591787
Estimates of the global, regional, and national morbidity, mortality, and aetiologies of lower respiratory infections in 195 countries, 1990-2016: a systematic analysis for the Global Burden of Disease Study 2016.
GBD 2016 Lower Respiratory Infections Collaborators
Lancet Infect Dis 2018 Nov;18(11):1191-1210. Epub 2018 Sep 19 doi: 10.1016/S1473-3099(18)30310-4. PMID: 30243584Free PMC Article
Infection-related asthma.
Darveaux JI, Lemanske RF Jr
J Allergy Clin Immunol Pract 2014 Nov-Dec;2(6):658-63. Epub 2014 Nov 6 doi: 10.1016/j.jaip.2014.09.011. PMID: 25439354Free PMC Article
Epidemiology and etiology of childhood pneumonia.
Rudan I, Boschi-Pinto C, Biloglav Z, Mulholland K, Campbell H
Bull World Health Organ 2008 May;86(5):408-16. doi: 10.2471/blt.07.048769. PMID: 18545744Free PMC Article

Clinical prediction guides

Risk Factors for Severe Respiratory Syncytial Virus Infection in Hospitalized Children.
Kobiałka M, Jackowska T, Wrotek A
Viruses 2023 Aug 9;15(8) doi: 10.3390/v15081713. PMID: 37632055Free PMC Article
Ribavirin for Treatment of Subjects with Respiratory Syncytial Virus-Related Infection: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis.
Tejada S, Martinez-Reviejo R, Karakoc HN, Peña-López Y, Manuel O, Rello J
Adv Ther 2022 Sep;39(9):4037-4051. Epub 2022 Jul 25 doi: 10.1007/s12325-022-02256-5. PMID: 35876973
Community respiratory viruses and healthcare-associated infections: epidemiological and clinical aspects.
Yamaguto GE, Zhen F, Moreira MM, Montesanti BM, Raboni SM
J Hosp Infect 2022 Apr;122:187-193. Epub 2022 Jan 29 doi: 10.1016/j.jhin.2022.01.009. PMID: 35093478
Disease severity and clinical outcomes of community-acquired pneumonia caused by non-influenza respiratory viruses in adults: a multicentre prospective registry study from the CAP-China Network.
Zhou F, Wang Y, Liu Y, Liu X, Gu L, Zhang X, Pu Z, Yang G, Liu B, Nie Q, Xue B, Feng J, Guo Q, Liu J, Fan H, Chen J, Zhang Y, Xu Z, Pang M, Chen Y, Nie X, Cai Z, Xu J, Peng K, Li X, Xiang P, Zhang Z, Jiang S, Su X, Zhang J, Li Y, Jin X, Jiang R, Dong J, Song Y, Zhou H, Wang C, Cao B; CAP-China Network
Eur Respir J 2019 Aug;54(2) Epub 2019 Aug 1 doi: 10.1183/13993003.02406-2018. PMID: 31164430
Estimates of the global, regional, and national morbidity, mortality, and aetiologies of lower respiratory infections in 195 countries, 1990-2016: a systematic analysis for the Global Burden of Disease Study 2016.
GBD 2016 Lower Respiratory Infections Collaborators
Lancet Infect Dis 2018 Nov;18(11):1191-1210. Epub 2018 Sep 19 doi: 10.1016/S1473-3099(18)30310-4. PMID: 30243584Free PMC Article

Recent systematic reviews

Interactions between respiratory syncytial virus and Streptococcus pneumoniae in the pathogenesis of childhood respiratory infections: a systematic review.
Besteman SB, Bogaert D, Bont L, Mejias A, Ramilo O, Weinberger DM, Dagan R
Lancet Respir Med 2024 Nov;12(11):915-932. Epub 2024 Jul 8 doi: 10.1016/S2213-2600(24)00148-6. PMID: 38991585
Risk Factors for Poor Outcomes in Children Hospitalized With Virus-associated Acute Lower Respiratory Infections: A Systematic Review and Meta-analysis.
Trusinska D, Zin ST, Sandoval E, Homaira N, Shi T
Pediatr Infect Dis J 2024 May 1;43(5):467-476. Epub 2024 Jan 26 doi: 10.1097/INF.0000000000004258. PMID: 38285519Free PMC Article
Ribavirin for Treatment of Subjects with Respiratory Syncytial Virus-Related Infection: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis.
Tejada S, Martinez-Reviejo R, Karakoc HN, Peña-López Y, Manuel O, Rello J
Adv Ther 2022 Sep;39(9):4037-4051. Epub 2022 Jul 25 doi: 10.1007/s12325-022-02256-5. PMID: 35876973
Systematic review on respiratory syncytial virus epidemiology in adults and the elderly in Latin America.
Ali A, Lopardo G, Scarpellini B, Stein RT, Ribeiro D
Int J Infect Dis 2020 Jan;90:170-180. Epub 2019 Oct 25 doi: 10.1016/j.ijid.2019.10.025. PMID: 31669592Free PMC Article
Antibiotics for bronchiolitis in children.
Spurling GK, Doust J, Del Mar CB, Eriksson L
Cochrane Database Syst Rev 2011 Jun 15;(6):CD005189. doi: 10.1002/14651858.CD005189.pub3. PMID: 21678346

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