Background: Respiratory syncytial virus (RSV) is a global cause of severe respiratory morbidity and mortality in infants. While preventive and therapeutic interventions are being developed, including antivirals, vaccines and monoclonal antibodies, little is known about the global molecular epidemiology of RSV. INFORM is a prospective, multicenter, global clinical study performed by ReSViNET to investigate the worldwide molecular diversity of RSV isolates collected from children less than 5 years of age.

Author List: Langedijk AC, Lebbink RJ, Naaktgeboren C, Evers A, Viveen MC, Greenough A, Heikkinen T, Stein RT, Richmond P, Martinón-Torres F, Nunes MC, Hosoya M, Keller C, Bauck M, Cohen R, Papenburg J, Pernica J, Hennus MP, Jin H, Tabor DE, Tovchigrechko A, Ruzin A, Abram ME, Wilkins D, Wildenbeest JG, Kragten-Tabatabaie L, Coenjaerts FEJ, Esser MT, Bont LJ.

Journal Name: BMC Infect Dis. 2020 Jun 26;20(1):450. doi: 10.1186/s12879-020-05175-4. PMID: 32591017; PMCID: PMC7316634.