Respiratory syncytial virus pneumonia

Respiratory syncytial virus pneumonia (respiratory syncytial virus pneumonia), short for syncytial virus pneumonia, is a common interstitial pneumonia in children, which occurs in infants and young children. Because maternal antibodies cannot prevent infections, babies born shortly after birth can develop the disease, but newborns are rare. Occasional outbreaks of nosocomial infections in neonatal wards in maternity hospitals have been reported abroad.

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