Practical guidance for clinical microbiology laboratories: viruses causing acute respiratory tract infections

CL Charlton, E Babady, CC Ginocchio… - Clinical microbiology …, 2018 - Am Soc Microbiol
Respiratory viral infections are associated with a wide range of acute syndromes and
infectious disease processes in children and adults worldwide. Many viruses are implicated …

Cost-effectiveness of palivizumab for respiratory syncytial virus: a systematic review

S Mac, A Sumner, S Duchesne-Belanger, R Stirling… - …, 2019 - publications.aap.org
OBJECTIVE: To systematically review the cost-effectiveness of palivizumab prophylaxis
compared with no prophylaxis in infants< 24 months of age. DATA SOURCES: Medline …

SOS! Summer of Smoke: a retrospective cohort study examining the cardiorespiratory impacts of a severe and prolonged wildfire season in Canada's high subarctic

C Howard, C Rose, W Dodd, K Kohle, C Scott… - BMJ open, 2021 - bmjopen.bmj.com
Objectives To determine healthcare service utilisation for cardiorespiratory presentations
and outpatient salbutamol dispensation associated with 2.5 months of severe, unabating …

[HTML][HTML] Pathogenic changes of community-acquired pneumonia in a children's hospital in Beijing, China before and after COVID-19 onset: a retrospective study

LN Zhang, L Cao, LH Meng - World Journal of Pediatrics, 2022 - Springer
Background This study aimed to analyze the pathogenic characteristics of community-
acquired pneumonia (CAP) in a children's hospital before and after the coronavirus disease …

Housing conditions and respiratory morbidity in Indigenous children in remote communities in Northwestern Ontario, Canada

T Kovesi, G Mallach, Y Schreiber, M McKay, G Lawlor… - Cmaj, 2022 - Can Med Assoc
Background: Rates of lower respiratory tract infection (LRTI) among First Nations (FN)
children living in Canada are elevated. We aimed to quantify indoor environmental quality …

[HTML][HTML] Burden of illness in infants and young children hospitalized for respiratory syncytial virus: a rapid review

A Wingert, J Pillay, DL Moore, S Guitard… - Canada …, 2021 - ncbi.nlm.nih.gov
Respiratory syncytial virus (RSV) infections are common among young children and
represent a significant burden to patients, their families and the Canadian health system …

Estimating the incidence of first RSV hospitalization in children born in Ontario, Canada

SA Buchan, H Chung, T To, N Daneman… - Journal of the …, 2023 - academic.oup.com
Background Respiratory syncytial virus (RSV) contributes significantly to morbidity in
children, placing substantial burdens on health systems, thus RSV vaccine development …

[HTML][HTML] Cost-utility analysis of palivizumab for preventing respiratory syncytial virus in preterm neonates and infants in Colombia

JE Ordóñez, VM Huertas - BMC Infectious Diseases, 2024 - ncbi.nlm.nih.gov
Aim Palivizumab has proven effective in reducing hospitalizations, preventing severe illness,
improving health outcomes, and reducing healthcare costs for infants at risk of respiratory …

Impact of improved indoor air quality in Nunavik homes on children's respiratory health

P Poulin, A Marchand, B Lévesque, M Dubé… - Indoor …, 2022 - Wiley Online Library
Between 2007 and 2012, hospitalization rate related to respiratory system diseases in
children≤ 1–year‐old was near 7 times higher in Nunavik compared with the whole …

Characteristics and outcomes of young children hospitalized with laboratory-confirmed influenza or respiratory syncytial virus in Ontario, Canada, 2009–2014

SA Buchan, H Chung, T Karnauchow… - The Pediatric …, 2019 - journals.lww.com
Background: Respiratory illnesses are a major contributor to pediatric hospitalizations, with
influenza and respiratory syncytial virus (RSV) causing substantial morbidity and cost each …