Current strategies in the prevention of respiratory syncytial virus disease

Infants infected with respiratory syncytial virus (RSV) develop both upper and lower respiratory tract infections resulting in laryngotracheobronchitis, bronchiolitis and pneumonia. Premature infants of less than 32 weeks' gestation and those with underlying chronic lung disease are particularly susceptible and incur significant morbidity and mortality following hospitalisation. Conservative RSV prevention strategies focus on the interruption …