References and Resources
RSV Prophylaxis Guidelines
- Respiratory Syncytial Virus
American Academy of Pediatrics. Pickering LK, Baker CJ, Long SS, McMillan JA, eds. Red Book. 2006 report of the Committee on Infectious Diseases. 27th ed. Elk Grove Village, IL: American Academy of Pediatrics, 2006:560-6.
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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