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ReviewInfectious diseases and therapy2021

Current State of Respiratory Syncytial Virus Disease and Management.

Archana Chatterjee, Kunjana Mavunda, Leonard R Krilov

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Review in Infectious diseases and therapy, 2021. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 68 papers, 1 of them a synthesis that pooled it.

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68citing papers in PubMed, 1 pooled it
12.2field-weighted citation impact, top 1% of its field
1 · What the graph read from it

What it found

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The abstract states no effect estimate the extractor could read, or names no intervention and outcome on the map, so this paper lights no cell and moves no belief. It is still indexed, cited and linked below.

2 · The registry

The trial behind it

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Neither the registry nor the abstract names a trial number. If this is a trial report, that itself is worth knowing.

3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

68 citing papers in PubMed, 1 synthesis or guideline pooled it, 105 citations in OpenAlex.

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4 · The record

Corrections and comments

PubMed lists nothing against this paper. Absence here is not a guarantee, only a check that was made.

5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

3 authors at 2 institutions in 1 country.

Archana ChatterjeeDepartment of Pediatrics, Sanford Children's Specialty Clinic, University of South Dakota Sanford School of Medicine, Sioux Falls, SD, USA.
Kunjana MavundaDepartment of Pulmonary Medicine, Kidz Medical Services, Coral Gables, FL, USA.
Leonard R KrilovDepartment of Pediatrics, NYU Langone Hospital-Long Island, NYU Long Island School of Medicine, Mineola, NY, USA. Leonard.Krilov@nyulangone.org.
Island Hospital · USUniversity of South Dakota · US

Funding

No grant is acknowledged in the PubMed record.

6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Respiratory syncytial virus (RSV) is a major cause of hospitalizations due to pneumonia and bronchiolitis. Substantial morbidity and socioeconomic burden are associated with RSV infection worldwide. Populations with higher susceptibility to developing severe RSV include premature infants, children with chronic lung disease of prematurity (CLDP) or congenital heart disease (CHD), elderly individuals aged > 65 years, and immunocompromised individuals. In the pediatric population, RSV can lead to long-term sequelae such as wheezing and asthma, which are associated with increased health care costs and reduced quality of life. Treatment for RSV is mainly supportive, and general preventive measures such as good hygiene and isolation are highly recommended. Although vaccine development for RSV has been a global priority, attempts to date have failed to yield a safe and effective product for clinical use. Currently, palivizumab is the only immunoprophylaxis (IP) available to prevent severe RSV in specific high-risk pediatric populations. Well-controlled, randomized clinical trials have established the efficacy of palivizumab in reducing RSV hospitalization (RSVH) in high-risk infants including moderate- to late-preterm infants. However, the American Academy of Pediatrics (AAP), in its 2014 policy, stopped recommending RSV IP use for ≥ 29 weeks' gestational age infants. Revisions to the AAP policy for RSV IP have largely narrowed the proportion of pediatric patients eligible to receive RSV IP and have been associated with an increase in RSVH and morbidity. On the other hand, after reviewing the recent evidence on RSV burden, the National Perinatal Association, in its 2018 clinical practice guidelines, recommended RSV IP use for a wider pediatric population. As the AAP recommendations drive insurance reimbursements for RSV IP, they should be revised to help further mitigate RSV disease burden.

Indexed as

American Academy of PediatricsChronic lung diseaseCongenital heart diseaseHigh-risk preterm infantsImmunoprophylaxisNational Perinatal AssociationPalivizumabRespiratory syncytial virusRSV hospitalizationSocioeconomic burden

Identifiers

PMID33660239
PMCPMC7928170
OpenAlexW3133515926

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