References and Resources

RSV Prophylaxis Guidelines

• Respiratory Syncytial Virus
  American Academy of Pediatrics. Respiratory Syncytial Virus. In: Pickering LK, Baker CJ, Kimberlin DW, Long SS, eds. Red Book: 2009 Report of the Committee on Infectious Diseases. 28th ed. Elk Grove Village, IL: American Academy of Pediatrics; 2009.

RSV Mortality and Hospitalizations

• Mortality Associated with Influenza and Respiratory Syncytial Virus in the United States
  Thompson WW, Shay DK, Weintraub E, Brammer L, Cox N, Anderson LJ, Fukuda K. JAMA. 2003 Jan 8;289(2):179-86.
• Bronchiolitis-Associated Hospitalizations Among US Children, 1980-1996
  Shay DK, Holman RC, Newman RD, Liu LL, Stout JW, Anderson LJ. JAMA. Oct 20 1999:282(15):1440-46.

RSV Seasonality

• Substantial Variability in Community Respiratory Syncytial Virus Season Timing
  Mullins JA, LaMonte AC, Bresee JS, Anderson LJ. Pediatr Infect Dis J. 2003;22:1-0.

RSV in the Elderly

• Respiratory Syncytial Virus Infection in Elderly and High-Risk Adults
  Falsey AR, Hennessey RN, Formica MA, Cox C, Walsh EE. New Engl J Med. 2005 Apr 28;352(17):1749-59
• Respiratory Syncytial Virus Infection in Adults
  Falsey AR, Walsh EE. Clin Microbiol Rev. 2000 Jul;13(3):371-84.

RSV—General Information

• Respiratory Syncytial Virus and Metapneumovirus. In Fields Virology
  Knipe DM, Howley PM, eds. Philadelphia: Wolters Kluwer and Lippincott Williams & Wilkins, 2007:1601-1646.