Respiratory Syncytial Virus Infection in Elderly and High-Risk Adults

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Authors

Ann R. Falsey · Rochester General Hospital

Patricia Hennessey · Lancaster General Hospital

Maria A. Formica · Lancaster General Hospital

Christopher Cox · Lancaster General Hospital

Edward E. Walsh · Lancaster General Hospital

Abstract

RSV infection is an important illness in elderly and high-risk adults, with a disease burden similar to that of nonpandemic influenza A in a population in which the prevalence of vaccination for influenza is high. An effective RSV vaccine may offer benefits for these adults.

Topics & Keywords

Respiratory viral infections research Pneumonia and Respiratory Infections Influenza Virus Research Studies

UN Sustainable Development Goals

Good health and well-being

Publication Details

Published in: New England Journal of Medicine

Volume 352, Issue 17, pp. 1749-1759

DOI: 10.1056/nejmoa043951

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