Kuzel R J, Clutter D J
University of North Dakota School of Medicine, Fargo.
Postgrad Med. 1993 Jan;93(1):129-32, 137-8, 141. doi: 10.1080/00325481.1993.11701578.
Respiratory syncytial virus (RSV) is the most important cause of acute viral bronchiolitis and pneumonia in infants and children. Management of RSV infection has changed dramatically over the past 5 to 7 years because of (1) the advent of widely available rapid tests for its specific identification and (2) use of the antiviral agent ribavirin (Virazole). Although RSV infection remains a life-threatening disease, particularly in certain high-risk groups, appropriate management and judicious use of ribavirin should help physicians reduce its morbidity and mortality.
