PICNIC (Pediatric Investigators Collaborative Network on Infections in Canada) Study of the Role of Age and Respiratory Syncytial Virus Neutralizing Antibody on Respiratory Syncytial Virus Illness in Patients With Underlying Heart or Lung Disease

Abstract

Both age and RSV antibody status impact on RSV illness and LRI. Reduction in illness frequency with increasing age may lead to more informed targeting of those children most likely to benefit from RSV immune globulin prophylaxis.