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ReviewHuman vaccines & immunotherapeutics2024

Respiratory syncytial virus: challenges in diagnosis and impact on the elderly: Recommendations from a multidisciplinary panel.

Lessandra Michelin, Nancy Bellei, Marcelo Ferreira da Costa Gomes, Sonia M Raboni, Maisa Kairalla, Ricardo Amorim Correa, Monica Levi, Alberto Chebabo, Isabela Ballalai, Sergio Cimerman and 6 more

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Review in Human vaccines & immunotherapeutics, 2024. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 6 papers.

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1 · What the graph read from it

What it found

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2 · The registry

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3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

6 citing papers in PubMed.

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  5. 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 · 2025
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4 · The record

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

16 authors.

Lessandra MichelinGSK, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil.ORCID 0000-0003-2169-792X
Nancy BelleiLaboratório de Virologia Clínica, Universidade Federal de São Paulo (UNIFESP), Escola Paulista de Medicina (EPM), Disciplina de Infectologia, São Paulo, Brazil.ORCID 0000-0001-6080-5693
Marcelo Ferreira da Costa GomesPrograma de Computação Científica (PROCC), Fiocruz, Presidência, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil.ORCID 0000-0003-4693-5402
Sonia M RaboniMolecular Virology Research Laboratory, Universidade Federal do Paraná, Curitiba, Brazil.ORCID 0000-0001-7907-7585
Maisa KairallaUniversidade Federal de Sao Paulo, Sao Paulo, Brazil.ORCID 0000-0002-8513-7641
Ricardo Amorim CorreaDepartamento de Clínica Médica, Serviço de Pneumologia, Faculdade de Medicina, Universidade Federal de Minas Gerais, Belo Horizonte, Brazil.ORCID 0000-0003-1779-0443
Monica LeviSociedade Brasileira de Imunizações (SBim), São Paulo, Brazil.ORCID 0009-0007-7547-2458
Alberto ChebaboHospital Universitário Clementino Fraga Filho, Universidade Federal do Rio de Janeiro (UFRJ), Rio de Janeiro, Brazil.ORCID 0000-0003-4557-2662
Isabela BallalaiSociedade Brasileira de Imunizações (SBim), Rio de Janeiro, Brazil.ORCID 0000-0001-6285-9257
Sergio CimermanSociedade Brasileira de Imunizações (SBim), São Paulo, Brazil.ORCID 0000-0003-4040-220X
Cecilia M Roteli-MartinsFaculdade de Medicina do ABC, Santo André, Brazil.ORCID 0000-0001-5646-3977
Susana AidéMaternal and Child Department, Faculty of Medicine, Universidade Federal Fluminense, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil.ORCID 0000-0002-4212-0022
Margareth P DalcolmoCentro de Referência Helio Fraga, Fiocruz, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil.ORCID 0000-0002-6820-1082
Bruna M G de VerasGSK, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil.ORCID 0000-0002-7927-050X
Renato De Ávila KfouriUniversidade Federal de Sao Paulo, Sao Paulo, Brazil.ORCID 0000-0002-3903-8140
Otavio CintraGSK, São Paulo, Brazil.ORCID 0000-0002-3485-8780

Funding

No grant is acknowledged in the PubMed record.

6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Respiratory syncytial virus (RSV) is an important cause of respiratory illness. While most attention is paid to childhood infection, the RSV burden in adults ≥60 y should also be considered. In Brazil, this is generally underrecognized, where greater focus is toward other respiratory pathogens. This article presents insights from a multidisciplinary panel gathered to review epidemiologic data and current diagnostic approaches to RSV in Brazil (and their limitations) and develop communication strategies to improve knowledge and awareness. National surveillance data indicate a steady increase in cases of RSV-related severe acute respiratory illness (RSV-SARI) in those aged ≥60 y in recent years, with high fatality rates (>30%). Routine RSV testing in older individuals with respiratory symptoms is relatively low. Educational activities targeted toward health-care professionals and the general public are critical to raising awareness of the importance of RSV in older individuals, particularly as protective vaccines are now available.

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Respiratory Syncytial Virus, HumanRespiratory Syncytial Virus InfectionsAgedAged, 80 and overBrazilHumansMiddle AgedBrazildisease burdenolder adultsRespiratory syncytial virusRSV

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PMID39161095
PMCPMC11340750

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