| Title | Novel therapies for an old virus: treatment of RSV infections in the 21st Century. | | Author(s) | Lüsebrink J, Schildgen V, Schildgen O | | Institution | Institute of Virology, University of Bonn Medical Centre, Sigmund-Freud-Str. 25, D-53105 Bonn, Germany. | | Source | Expert Rev Anti Infect Ther 2009 Nov; 7(9):1125-1129. | | Abstract | Respiratory syncytial virus (RSV) is a pathogen whose existence has been known for decades, causing mild-to-severe upper and lower respiratory tract infections that bear the risk of subsequent asthma and can even lead to a fatal outcome. RSV infects all groups of patients and is a major cause of hospitalization in children and in the elderly. This review briefly summarizes the current status of RSV drug development and clinical trials for drugs available for the treatment of RSV infections. | | Language | ENG | | Pub Type(s) | JOURNAL ARTICLE
| | PubMed ID | 19883332 |
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