Diagnostics Product Guide » RSV infection http://www.diagnosticsproductguide.com/blog A comprehensive guide to diagnostics products for medical professionals Wed, 28 Jul 2010 07:00:53 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.2 en hourly 1 RSV Infection In Lungs Blocked By Naturally Occurring Lipid http://www.diagnosticsproductguide.com/blog/2010/01/04/rsv-infection-in-lungs-blocked-by-naturally-occurring-lipid/ http://www.diagnosticsproductguide.com/blog/2010/01/04/rsv-infection-in-lungs-blocked-by-naturally-occurring-lipid/#comments Mon, 04 Jan 2010 11:04:23 +0000 Jim Marino http://www.diagnosticsproductguide.com/blog/?p=199 National Jewish HealthResearchers at National Jewish Health have discovered that a naturally occurring lipid in the lung can prevent RSV infection and inhibit spread of the virus after an infection is established. RSV is the major cause of hospitalization for children in the first two years of life, and is increasingly recognized as a dangerous pathogen in adults with chronic lung diseases, the elderly, and immunocompromised individuals. Currently, there is no effective vaccine for the virus.

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