Respiratory Syncytial Virus, Human
"Respiratory Syncytial Virus, Human" is a descriptor in the National Library of Medicine's controlled vocabulary thesaurus,
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The type species of PNEUMOVIRUS and an important cause of lower respiratory disease in infants and young children. It frequently presents with bronchitis and bronchopneumonia and is further characterized by fever, cough, dyspnea, wheezing, and pallor.
| Descriptor ID |
D018113
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| MeSH Number(s) |
B04.820.455.600.670.600.750.730
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| 2017 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2020 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2023 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| 2024 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| 2025 | 3 | 1 | 4 |
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Below are the most recent publications written about "Respiratory Syncytial Virus, Human" by people in Profiles.
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Assessing Clinical Improvement of Infants Hospitalized for Respiratory Syncytial Virus-Related Critical Illness. J Infect Dis. 2025 Dec 20; 232(6):1283-1291.
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Interplay between climate and childhood mixing can explain a sudden shift in RSV seasonality in Japan. Nat Commun. 2025 Dec 13; 16(1):11385.
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The Story behind the Science: On the discovery of respiratory syncytial virus. mBio. 2025 03 12; 16(3):e0307424.
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Bisulfite Sequencing to Map 5-Methylcytosine Sites in Human Respiratory Syncytial Virus RNA. Methods Mol Biol. 2025; 2948:233-247.
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Outcomes Associated with Healthcare-Associated Respiratory Syncytial Virus in Children's Hospitals. J Pediatric Infect Dis Soc. 2024 Nov 27; 13(11):594-598.
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Ginkgolic acid inhibits orthopneumo- and metapneumo- virus infectivity. Sci Rep. 2024 04 08; 14(1):8230.
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Seasonality in Respiratory Syncytial Virus Hospitalizations and Immunoprophylaxis. JAMA Health Forum. 2023 06 02; 4(6):e231582.
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Healthcare-Associated Respiratory Syncytial Virus in Children's Hospitals. J Pediatric Infect Dis Soc. 2023 May 31; 12(5):265-272.
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Dacron swab and PBS are acceptable alternatives to flocked swab and viral transport media for SARS-CoV-2. Diagn Microbiol Infect Dis. 2021 Jan; 99(1):115209.
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The performance of Luminex ARIES® Flu A/B & RSV and Cepheid Xpert® Flu/RSV XC for the detection of influenza A, influenza B, and respiratory syncytial virus in prospective patient samples. J Clin Virol. 2017 10; 95:84-85.