Advancements in Respiratory Syncytial Virus (RSV) Prevention and Treatment in Pediatrics

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Respiratory syncytial virus (RSV) is a major contributor to global morbidity and mortality, disproportionately affecting young children and infants. Annual worldwide estimates suggest more than 30 million cases of lower respiratory infection and 100,000 deaths are attributed to RSV in children younger than 5 years of age, making RSV prevention and treatment a global priority. Recently approved monoclonal antibodies and vaccines for the prevention of RSV in infants and children have the potential to significantly alter disease burden. Disease prevention is paramount as treatments with rigorously proven clinical efficacy are limited, and supportive care remains the primary management strategy for the majority of patients who contract RSV. However, new entities continue to be evaluated for the treatment of RSV in the pediatric population. This review aimed to synthesize and evaluate existing data on the approved RSV preventative therapies nirsevimab, RSVpreF, clesrovimab, and palivizumab. RSV disease, including its spread, virology, diagnosis, clinical presentation, and treatment, is also discussed.

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