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- Title
Respiratory syncytial virus: what community nurses should know.
- Authors
Duncan, Debbie
- Abstract
Respiratory syncytial virus (RSV) is an acute respiratory viral infection and is the main cause of acute lower respiratory tract infection during the first year of life (Lozano et al, 2012; Nasreen et al, 2014). It usually causes a mild, self-limiting respiratory infection in adults and children, but it can be severe and cause bronchiolitis in infants. There was a reduction in RSV during the Covid-19 pandemic, but figures appear to be rising again (Agha and Avner, 2021; van Summerten et al, 2021). This literature review considers assessment, diagnosis and treatment options for RSV.
- Subjects
THERAPEUTIC use of monoclonal antibodies; PNEUMONIA; IMMUNIZATION; RESPIRATORY infections; BRONCHIOLE diseases; RESPIRATORY syncytial virus infections; COVID-19 pandemic; DISEASE risk factors; INFECTIOUS disease transmission; SYMPTOMS; DISEASE complications; CHILDREN
- Publication
Journal of Community Nursing, 2022, Vol 36, Issue 4, p50
- ISSN
2059-5417
- Publication type
Article