SynthesisInternational journal of infectious diseases : IJID : official publication of the International Society for Infectious Diseases2020
Systematic review on respiratory syncytial virus epidemiology in adults and the elderly in Latin America.
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- Respiratory syncytial virus disease burden in children and adults from Latin America: a systematic review and meta-analysis.Frontiers in public health · 2024Pooled it
- Clinical manifestations of respiratory syncytial virus infection and the risk of wheezing and recurrent wheezing illness: a systematic review and meta-analysis.World journal of pediatrics : WJP · 2023Pooled it
- Respiratory syncytial virus disease burden in adults aged ≥50 years old: A retrospective national surveillance database analysis in Mexico (2015-2023).Human vaccines & immunotherapeutics · 2026Article
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- Clinical characterization of patients and genomic description of respiratory syncytial virus in adults and paediatric patients in a northeastern Mexican population.Journal of medical microbiology · 2026Observational
- Prevalence of Respiratory Syncytial Virus in Adult Patients with Respiratory Illnesses in Low to Middle-Income Countries: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analyses.Infectious diseases and therapy · 2026Article
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- Developing a Latin American Delphi Consensus on Vaccination for Respiratory Diseases in Older Adults.Annals of geriatric medicine and research · 2025Article
- Respiratory Syncytial Virus Epidemiology and Clinical Burden in High-Risk and ≥ 50-Year-Old Adults in Low- to Middle-Income Countries: An Artificial-Intelligence-Enabled Systematic Literature Review.Infectious diseases and therapy · 2025Article
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- Economic Burden of Respiratory Syncytial Virus Infection in Colombia: A Nationwide Cost-of-Illness Study.Journal of health economics and outcomes research · 2025Article
- Burden of respiratory syncytial virus in older adults in Brazil: insights from national surveillance data for the 2022-2023 period.Jornal brasileiro de pneumologia : publicacao oficial da Sociedade Brasileira de Pneumologia e Tisilogia · 2025Article
- Respiratory syncytial virus: challenges in diagnosis and impact on the elderly: Recommendations from a multidisciplinary panel.Human vaccines & immunotherapeutics · 2024Review
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- Burden of Disease Due to Respiratory Syncytial Virus in Adults in Five Middle-Income Countries.Infectious disease reports · 2024Article
- Occurrence of Central Nervous System Complications of Respiratory Syncytial Virus Infections: A Systematic Review with Meta-Analysis.Epidemiologia (Basel, Switzerland) · 2024Review
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- Respiratory Syncytial Virus Infections in Recipients of Bone Marrow Transplants: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis.Infectious disease reports · 2024Review
- Understanding the Burden of Respiratory Syncytial Virus in Older Adults in Latin America: An Expert Perspective on Knowledge Gaps.Pulmonary therapy · 2024Review
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Abstract
objectivesThe present study provides a comprehensive review of the recently published data on RSV epidemiology in adults and the elderly in Latin America.
methodsA systematic literature search was carried out in Medline, Scielo, Lilacs, and Cochrane Library. The search strategy aimed at retrieving studies focusing on RSV prevalence, burden, risk factors, and the routine clinical practice in the prevention and management of RSV infections in Latin American countries. Only articles published between January 2011 and December 2017 were considered.
resultsEighteen studies were included. Percentages of RSV detection varied highly across included studies for adult subjects with respiratory infections (0% to 77.9%), influenza-like illness (1.0% to 16.4%) and community-acquired pneumonia (1.3% to 13.5%). Considerable percentages of hospitalization were reported for RSV-infected adults with influenza-like illness (40.9% and 69.9%) and community-acquired pneumonia (91.7%).
conclusionsRecent RSV data regarding adult populations in Latin America are scarce. RSV was documented as a cause of illness in adults and the elderly, being identified in patients with acute respiratory infections, influenza-like illness and community-acquired pneumonia. The studies suggest that RSV infections may be a significant cause of hospitalization in adult populations in Latin America, including younger adults.
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