The Burden of Respiratory Syncytial Virus in Children Under 2 Years of Age in a Rural Community in Maharashtra, India
Author(s) -
Ashish Satav,
Rowena Crow,
Varsha Potdar,
Vibhawari Dani,
Shilpa Satav,
Mandeep Chadha,
Danielle Hessong,
Phyllis CarosoneLink,
Sameer Palaskar,
Eric A. F. Simões
Publication year - 2021
Publication title -
clinical infectious diseases
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 3.44
H-Index - 336
eISSN - 1537-6591
pISSN - 1058-4838
DOI - 10.1093/cid/ciab508
Subject(s) - medicine , pediatrics , population , respiratory tract infections , lower respiratory tract infection , respiratory system , environmental health
Globally, respiratory syncytial virus (RSV) is a common cause of acute lower tract infection (LRTI) in children younger than 2 years of age, but there are scant population-based studies on the burden of RSV illness in rural communities and no community studies in preterm infants.
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