"My patients are mostly pre-schoolers and infants between six months to two years of age. "RSV is highly contagious and those most at risk are infants and children under the age of six. The infection is also more common in young infants who are about two years old." Yet, since the DFA is more cost-effective than molecular testing (eg PCR), it is favoured over RADTs among infants and young children. HISTORY OF RSVRespiratory syncytial virus (RSV) was first discovered in 1955 after an unknown respiratory illness spread in a colony of chimpanzees in a medical laboratory.

Source: Bangkok Post November 16, 2020 23:15 UTC