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Disease caused by Paramyxoviridae

MedGen UID:
104899
•Concept ID:
C0206613
•
Disease or Syndrome
Synonyms: Infection, Paramyxoviridae; Infections, Paramyxoviridae; Paramyxoviridae Infection; Paramyxoviridae Infections
SNOMED CT: Disease caused by Paramyxoviridae (105631009)

Definition

Infections with viruses of the family PARAMYXOVIRIDAE. This includes MORBILLIVIRUS INFECTIONS; RESPIROVIRUS INFECTIONS; PNEUMOVIRUS INFECTIONS; HENIPAVIRUS INFECTIONS; AVULAVIRUS INFECTIONS; and RUBULAVIRUS INFECTIONS. [from MeSH]

Professional guidelines

PubMed

Expert consensus on the diagnosis, treatment, and prevention of respiratory syncytial virus infections in children.
Zhang XL, Zhang X, Hua W, Xie ZD, Liu HM, Zhang HL, Chen BQ, Chen Y, Sun X, Xu Y, Shu SN, Zhao SY, Shang YX, Cao L, Jia YH, Lin LN, Li J, Hao CL, Dong XY, Lin DJ, Xu HM, Zhao DY, Zeng M, Chen ZM, Huang LS
World J Pediatr 2024 Jan;20(1):11-25. Epub 2023 Dec 8 doi: 10.1007/s12519-023-00777-9. PMID: 38064012Free PMC Article
UPDATE - 2022 Italian guidelines on the management of bronchiolitis in infants.
Manti S, Staiano A, Orfeo L, Midulla F, Marseglia GL, Ghizzi C, Zampogna S, Carnielli VP, Favilli S, Ruggieri M, Perri D, Di Mauro G, Gattinara GC, D'Avino A, Becherucci P, Prete A, Zampino G, Lanari M, Biban P, Manzoni P, Esposito S, Corsello G, Baraldi E
Ital J Pediatr 2023 Feb 10;49(1):19. doi: 10.1186/s13052-022-01392-6. PMID: 36765418Free PMC Article
Respiratory Syncytial Virus: Infection, Detection, and New Options for Prevention and Treatment.
Griffiths C, Drews SJ, Marchant DJ
Clin Microbiol Rev 2017 Jan;30(1):277-319. doi: 10.1128/CMR.00010-16. PMID: 27903593Free PMC Article

Recent clinical studies

Etiology

Cross-protective antibodies against common endemic respiratory viruses.
Cabán M, Rodarte JV, Bibby M, Gray MD, Taylor JJ, Pancera M, Boonyaratanakornkit J
Nat Commun 2023 Feb 13;14(1):798. doi: 10.1038/s41467-023-36459-3. PMID: 36781872Free PMC Article
Molecular Pathogenesis of Nipah Virus.
Talukdar P, Dutta D, Ghosh E, Bose I, Bhattacharjee S
Appl Biochem Biotechnol 2023 Apr;195(4):2451-2462. Epub 2023 Jan 19 doi: 10.1007/s12010-022-04300-0. PMID: 36656534Free PMC Article
Respiratory Syncytial Virus, Human Metapneumovirus, and Parainfluenza Virus Infections in Lung Transplant Recipients: A Systematic Review of Outcomes and Treatment Strategies.
de Zwart A, Riezebos-Brilman A, Lunter G, Vonk J, Glanville AR, Gottlieb J, Permpalung N, Kerstjens H, Alffenaar JW, Verschuuren E
Clin Infect Dis 2022 Jul 6;74(12):2252-2260. doi: 10.1093/cid/ciab969. PMID: 35022697Free PMC Article
Human Metapneumovirus.
Schuster JE, Williams JV
Microbiol Spectr 2014 Oct;2(5) doi: 10.1128/microbiolspec.AID-0020-2014. PMID: 26104361
Human metapneumovirus.
Schuster JE, Williams JV
Pediatr Rev 2013 Dec;34(12):558-65. doi: 10.1542/pir.34-12-558. PMID: 24295817Free PMC Article

Diagnosis

Paramyxoviruses in rodents: A review.
Mohd-Qawiem F, Nawal-Amani AR, Faranieyza-Afiqah F, Yasmin AR, Arshad SS, Norfitriah MS, Nur-Fazila SH
Open Vet J 2022 Nov-Dec;12(6):868-876. Epub 2022 Nov 20 doi: 10.5455/OVJ.2022.v12.i6.14. PMID: 36650879Free PMC Article
Human Metapneumovirus Infection.
Vinci A, Lee PJ, Krilov LR
Pediatr Rev 2018 Dec;39(12):623-624. doi: 10.1542/pir.2017-0213. PMID: 30504257
Human metapneumovirus.
Kroll JL, Weinberg A
Semin Respir Crit Care Med 2011 Aug;32(4):447-53. Epub 2011 Aug 19 doi: 10.1055/s-0031-1283284. PMID: 21858749
Human metapneumovirus.
Deffrasnes C, Hamelin ME, Boivin G
Semin Respir Crit Care Med 2007 Apr;28(2):213-21. doi: 10.1055/s-2007-976493. PMID: 17458775
Viral pneumonia.
Greenberg SB
Infect Dis Clin North Am 1991 Sep;5(3):603-21. PMID: 1659594

Therapy

Efficacy of nirsevimab against respiratory syncytial virus lower respiratory tract infections in preterm and term infants, and pharmacokinetic extrapolation to infants with congenital heart disease and chronic lung disease: a pooled analysis of randomised controlled trials.
Simões EAF, Madhi SA, Muller WJ, Atanasova V, Bosheva M, Cabañas F, Baca Cots M, Domachowske JB, Garcia-Garcia ML, Grantina I, Nguyen KA, Zar HJ, Berglind A, Cummings C, Griffin MP, Takas T, Yuan Y, Wählby Hamrén U, Leach A, Villafana T
Lancet Child Adolesc Health 2023 Mar;7(3):180-189. Epub 2023 Jan 9 doi: 10.1016/S2352-4642(22)00321-2. PMID: 36634694Free PMC Article
Nipah virus: epidemiology, pathology, immunobiology and advances in diagnosis, vaccine designing and control strategies - a comprehensive review.
Singh RK, Dhama K, Chakraborty S, Tiwari R, Natesan S, Khandia R, Munjal A, Vora KS, Latheef SK, Karthik K, Singh Malik Y, Singh R, Chaicumpa W, Mourya DT
Vet Q 2019 Dec;39(1):26-55. doi: 10.1080/01652176.2019.1580827. PMID: 31006350Free PMC Article
Respiratory syncytial virus entry and how to block it.
Battles MB, McLellan JS
Nat Rev Microbiol 2019 Apr;17(4):233-245. doi: 10.1038/s41579-019-0149-x. PMID: 30723301Free PMC Article
Respiratory Syncytial Virus: Infection, Detection, and New Options for Prevention and Treatment.
Griffiths C, Drews SJ, Marchant DJ
Clin Microbiol Rev 2017 Jan;30(1):277-319. doi: 10.1128/CMR.00010-16. PMID: 27903593Free PMC Article
Molecular biology, pathogenesis and pathology of mumps virus.
Rubin S, Eckhaus M, Rennick LJ, Bamford CG, Duprex WP
J Pathol 2015 Jan;235(2):242-52. doi: 10.1002/path.4445. PMID: 25229387Free PMC Article

Prognosis

Global disease burden of and risk factors for acute lower respiratory infections caused by respiratory syncytial virus in preterm infants and young children in 2019: a systematic review and meta-analysis of aggregated and individual participant data.
Wang X, Li Y, Shi T, Bont LJ, Chu HY, Zar HJ, Wahi-Singh B, Ma Y, Cong B, Sharland E, Riley RD, Deng J, Figueras-Aloy J, Heikkinen T, Jones MH, Liese JG, Markić J, Mejias A, Nunes MC, Resch B, Satav A, Yeo KT, Simões EAF, Nair H; Respiratory Virus Global Epidemiology Network; RESCEU investigators
Lancet 2024 Mar 30;403(10433):1241-1253. Epub 2024 Feb 14 doi: 10.1016/S0140-6736(24)00138-7. PMID: 38367641
Global patterns in monthly activity of influenza virus, respiratory syncytial virus, parainfluenza virus, and metapneumovirus: a systematic analysis.
Li Y, Reeves RM, Wang X, Bassat Q, Brooks WA, Cohen C, Moore DP, Nunes M, Rath B, Campbell H, Nair H; RSV Global Epidemiology Network; RESCEU investigators
Lancet Glob Health 2019 Aug;7(8):e1031-e1045. doi: 10.1016/S2214-109X(19)30264-5. PMID: 31303294
Respiratory Syncytial Virus and Associations With Cardiovascular Disease in Adults.
Ivey KS, Edwards KM, Talbot HK
J Am Coll Cardiol 2018 Apr 10;71(14):1574-1583. doi: 10.1016/j.jacc.2018.02.013. PMID: 29622165
Human metapneumovirus.
Schuster JE, Williams JV
Pediatr Rev 2013 Dec;34(12):558-65. doi: 10.1542/pir.34-12-558. PMID: 24295817Free PMC Article
Human metapneumovirus.
Hermos CR, Vargas SO, McAdam AJ
Clin Lab Med 2010 Mar;30(1):131-48. doi: 10.1016/j.cll.2009.10.002. PMID: 20513544Free PMC Article

Clinical prediction guides

Drivers and Distribution of Henipavirus-Induced Syncytia: What Do We Know?
Gamble A, Yeo YY, Butler AA, Tang H, Snedden CE, Mason CT, Buchholz DW, Bingham J, Aguilar HC, Lloyd-Smith JO
Viruses 2021 Sep 2;13(9) doi: 10.3390/v13091755. PMID: 34578336Free PMC Article
Global patterns in monthly activity of influenza virus, respiratory syncytial virus, parainfluenza virus, and metapneumovirus: a systematic analysis.
Li Y, Reeves RM, Wang X, Bassat Q, Brooks WA, Cohen C, Moore DP, Nunes M, Rath B, Campbell H, Nair H; RSV Global Epidemiology Network; RESCEU investigators
Lancet Glob Health 2019 Aug;7(8):e1031-e1045. doi: 10.1016/S2214-109X(19)30264-5. PMID: 31303294
A multiplex one-tube nested real time RT-PCR assay for simultaneous detection of respiratory syncytial virus, human rhinovirus and human metapneumovirus.
Feng ZS, Zhao L, Wang J, Qiu FZ, Zhao MC, Wang L, Duan SX, Zhang RQ, Chen C, Qi JJ, Fan T, Li GX, Ma XJ
Virol J 2018 Oct 30;15(1):167. doi: 10.1186/s12985-018-1061-0. PMID: 30376870Free PMC Article
Molecular biology, pathogenesis and pathology of mumps virus.
Rubin S, Eckhaus M, Rennick LJ, Bamford CG, Duprex WP
J Pathol 2015 Jan;235(2):242-52. doi: 10.1002/path.4445. PMID: 25229387Free PMC Article
Human metapneumovirus.
Schuster JE, Williams JV
Pediatr Rev 2013 Dec;34(12):558-65. doi: 10.1542/pir.34-12-558. PMID: 24295817Free PMC Article

Recent systematic reviews

Respiratory syncytial virus disease burden in adults aged 60 years and older in high-income countries: A systematic literature review and meta-analysis.
Savic M, Penders Y, Shi T, Branche A, Pirçon JY
Influenza Other Respir Viruses 2023 Jan;17(1):e13031. Epub 2022 Nov 11 doi: 10.1111/irv.13031. PMID: 36369772Free PMC Article
Burden of respiratory syncytial virus infection in older and high-risk adults: a systematic review and meta-analysis of the evidence from developed countries.
Nguyen-Van-Tam JS, O'Leary M, Martin ET, Heijnen E, Callendret B, Fleischhackl R, Comeaux C, Tran TMP, Weber K
Eur Respir Rev 2022 Dec 31;31(166) Epub 2022 Nov 15 doi: 10.1183/16000617.0105-2022. PMID: 36384703Free PMC Article
Ribavirin for Treatment of Subjects with Respiratory Syncytial Virus-Related Infection: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis.
Tejada S, Martinez-Reviejo R, Karakoc HN, Peña-López Y, Manuel O, Rello J
Adv Ther 2022 Sep;39(9):4037-4051. Epub 2022 Jul 25 doi: 10.1007/s12325-022-02256-5. PMID: 35876973
The Human Immune Response to Respiratory Syncytial Virus Infection.
Russell CD, Unger SA, Walton M, Schwarze J
Clin Microbiol Rev 2017 Apr;30(2):481-502. doi: 10.1128/CMR.00090-16. PMID: 28179378Free PMC Article
Respiratory syncytial virus hospitalization and mortality: Systematic review and meta-analysis.
Stein RT, Bont LJ, Zar H, Polack FP, Park C, Claxton A, Borok G, Butylkova Y, Wegzyn C
Pediatr Pulmonol 2017 Apr;52(4):556-569. Epub 2016 Oct 14 doi: 10.1002/ppul.23570. PMID: 27740723Free PMC Article

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