Immunity to RSV in Early Life

Respiratory Syncytial Virus (RSV) is the commonest cause of severe respiratory infection in infants, leading to over 3 million hospitalisations and around 66 000 deaths worldwide each year. RSV bronchiolitis predominantly strikes apparently healthy infants, with age as the principal risk factor for...

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Main Authors: Laura eLambert, Agnes Matilde Sagfors, Peter JM Openshaw, Fiona Jane Culley
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Frontiers Media S.A. 2014-09-01
Series:Frontiers in Immunology
Subjects:
RSV
Online Access:http://journal.frontiersin.org/Journal/10.3389/fimmu.2014.00466/full