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ReviewHuman vaccines & immunotherapeutics2025

Respiratory syncytial virus (RSV) infections in adults: Current trends and recommendations for prevention - a global challenge from a local perspective.

Mine Durusu Tanriover, Alpay Azap, Ebru Cakir Edis, Hasan Selcuk Ozger, Husnu Pullukcu, Meliha Cagla Sonmezer, Oldac Uras Dursun, Seyhmus Merter, Abdullah Sayiner

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Review in Human vaccines & immunotherapeutics, 2025. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 12 papers, 1 of them a synthesis that pooled it.

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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

12 citing papers in PubMed, 1 synthesis or guideline pooled it.

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4 · The record

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

9 authors.

Mine Durusu TanrioverVaccine Institute, Hacettepe Üniversitesi Aşı Enstitüsü, Ankara, Türkiye.ORCID 0000-0001-9565-4389
Alpay AzapDepartment of Infectious Diseases and Clinical Microbiology, Ankara University Faculty of Medicine, Ankara, Türkiye.
Ebru Cakir EdisDepartment of Chest Diseases, Trakya University Faculty of Medicine, Edirne, Türkiye.
Hasan Selcuk OzgerDepartment of Internal Medicine, Infectious Diseases, Gazi University Faculty of Medicine, Ankara, Türkiye.
Husnu PullukcuDepartment of Infectious Disease, Ege University Faculty of Medicine, Izmir, Türkiye.
Meliha Cagla SonmezerDepartment of Infectious Diseases and Clinical Microbiology, Hacettepe University Faculty of Medicine, Ankara, Türkiye.
Oldac Uras DursunPfizer Biopharmaceuticals, Istanbul, Türkiye.
Seyhmus MerterPfizer Biopharmaceuticals, Istanbul, Türkiye.
Abdullah SayinerDepartment of Chest Diseases, Izmir University of Economics Faculty of Medicine, Izmir, Türkiye.

Funding

No grant is acknowledged in the PubMed record.

6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Respiratory syncytial virus (RSV) is a leading cause of lower respiratory tract infections (LRTI) and a major health threat especially for children and older adults. Epidemiological data reveal that RSV-associated global mortality rates in individuals aged ≥ 70 years exceeded those in children aged < 5 years in 2019. Although effective interventions have decreased RSV-related deaths in children aged < 5 years over time, RSV appears increasingly significant issue for the elderly and adults with underlying health conditions. Furthermore, there is currently no specific treatment for RSV infections in adults, highlighting the importance of prevention. Recently, three vaccines (RSVPreF3, RSVpreF, and mRNA-1345) have been approved for adults to date. In this article, we aimed to review the characteristics of RSV infections in adults and the evidence on the safety and efficacy of RSV vaccines, with a glimpse of the current situation in Türkiye- one of the low- and middle- income countries (LMICs).

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Respiratory Syncytial Virus, HumanRespiratory Syncytial Virus InfectionsRespiratory Syncytial Virus VaccinesAdultAgedGlobal HealthHumansRespiratory Tract InfectionsRespiratory Syncytial Virus Vaccinesadultinfluenza like illnesslow- and middle- income countrieslower respiratory tract infections (LRTI)preventive medicineRespiratory syncytial virussevere acute respiratory infectionvaccines

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PMCPMC12184840

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